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H.E Deborah Malac, US ambassador to Uganda ( right) presents the 2016 PEPFAR Heroes award to Jamil ( center) while Dr Anna Lawino (ASSIST, second from left) and a mission official look on.
April 03, 2017
Matovu Zachariah Jamil, VMMC champion and health worker hero

Meet Matovu Zachariah Jamil, a 25-year-old volunteer counsellor and mobilizer, who used his example as a circumcised man to attest to its numerous benefits and start the very difficult conversation among adult males and their partners.

April 03, 2017
URC is positioned to help advance the nation’s behavioral health

URC has been awarded a new five-year IDIQ contract by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to provide communications, technical assistance, and training support.

Blood sample collected from baby's heel.
March 29, 2017
USAID ASSIST in Côte d'Ivoire: HIV services for mothers and newborns

The USAID Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST) project supports Côte d’Ivoire’s national HIV care and treatment program to improve health service delivery to people living with HIV and to build local leadership and ownership. The...

A mother, wearing a blue shirt, shares a quiet moment with her newborn infant, who rests in a pouch against her chest.. Photo courtesy UNICEF/Pirazzi
March 29, 2017
ASSIST Project assists in launch of WHO Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

The USAID ASSIST Project participated in the launch of the Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (Quality of Care Network) . The network aims to support every pregnant woman, newborn and child with good-quality health care in order to reduce maternal and...

USAID ASSIST/Uganda staff
March 24, 2017
Improving TB identification and treatment in northern Uganda

As we observe World TB Day today, we’d like to share what the USAID Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST) Project has been accomplishing in northern Uganda to fight this pervasive disease.

USAID’s strategic objectives for TB include improving access to high quality...

In Cambodia, a village malaria worker gives a man a rapid diagnostic test while his wife and daughter look on.
December 28, 2016
URC awarded USAID-funded Cambodia Malaria Elimination Project

URC has been awarded the USAID-funded Cambodia Malaria Elimination Project to further efforts to eliminate malaria in Cambodia. The project will draw upon the innovative 1-3-7 pre-elimination activities conducted under CAP-Malaria in Cambodia, scaling up and extending activities to priority...

Four women participate in the Enabling Writers Workshop in Jakarta, November 21-26, 2016
December 21, 2016
Enabling Writers initiative helps to provide quality reading resources for every child

The Enabling Writers initiative is designed to train teams of local writers to produce hundreds of decodable and leveled books with content that reflects the child’s...

A staff nurse provides antenatal care services to pregnant woman in Mewat District, Haryana, India
December 15, 2016
Reducing neonatal mortality in India

The USAID Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST) Project started working in India in August 2013. The project worked in six USAID-supported states to build improvement capacity by enhancing the commitment and capability of leaders at the national, state, and district levels...

December 12, 2016
Evaluation of project to improve obstetric and newborn care in Cotopaxi, Ecuador

Despite improvements in health-care, disadvantages persist among rural, less educated, and indigenous populations in Ecuador. The USAID-funded, CHS-managed Cotopaxi Child Survival Grant created a provincial-level network of health services, including community agents to improve access, quality,...

December 06, 2016
Medical male circumcision shown to prevent thousands of HIV infections

URC's Donna Jacobs, Chief of Party for the USAID Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST) Project, co-authored an article ...

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