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August 25, 2016
URC to conduct a national TB prevalence survey in Lesotho

We are pleased to announce that URC has been awarded a contract by the Global Fund Coordinating Unit of the Ministry of Finance in Lesotho to conduct a National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey.

August 25, 2016
URC awarded Defeat Malaria Activity in Myanmar

We are pleased to announce that USAID has awarded URC the Defeat Malaria Activity for the prevention and control of malaria. URC will implement the project in partnership with American Refugee Committee, Jhpiego, UMD-Institute of Global Health, the Myanmar Health Assistant Association (MHAA),...

(L to R) Dr. Mirwais Rahimzai, Dr. M. Rashad Massoud, Dr. Joyce Moriku Kaducu, Mark Meassick, Jay Wechsler
August 24, 2016
Uganda Quality Improvement Framework and Strategic Plan launched at National Quality Improvement Conference

The Quality Assurance Department of the Ministry of Health, Uganda, launched its new Five-year National Quality Improvement Framework and Strategic Plan 2015/16–2019/20 at a high-level ceremony on August 22, 2016.

Three staff member receiving award
August 05, 2016
ANCRE Team Honored at Ebola Symposium

The Advancing Newborn, Child and Reproductive Health (ANCRE) team in Benin was recognized recently for their work on Ebola and Lassa Fever, which they presented at Benin’s National Ebola Symposium on July 20, 2016.

Dr. Munyaradzi Pasipamire standing before his abstract at the 21st International AIDS Conference, Wednesday July 20, 2016
July 21, 2016
URC’s Dr. Munyaradzi Pasipamire Wins Award for Young Investigators at AIDS 2016

URC is pleased to announce that Dr. Munyaradzi Pasipamire was awarded the Lange/von Tongeren (IAS/ANRS) Prize for Young Investigators at the 21 st International AIDS Conference, in Durban, South Africa.

Former TB patient, Nikoloz Mirzashvili, advises a patient about TB awareness using an android-based patient education application (2016)
July 21, 2016
The Georgian Patient’s Union continues their initiative to better TB patient care

The Georgian Patient’s Union (GPU) continues to improve community-based Tuberculosis (TB) care by providing TB patients one-on-one peer-education sessions.

The TB Program South Africa participated in an awareness walk for TB, led by Prince Nhlanganiso Zulu and mascot Buddy, in Durban, South Africa
July 15, 2016
URC at TB 2016

URC is presenting at the 2016 TB Conference (TB 2016) on Saturday, 16 July and Sunday, 17 July.

A mother and her newborn child share a first glance. Malalai Maternity Hospital, Afghanistan
July 14, 2016
UN Partnership Exchange includes Survive and Thrive GDA, MNCH

Please join Lily Kak, USAID Senior Advisor for Global Partnerships and Newborn Health on Monday, July 18 as she presents the achievements of the Survive and Thrive Global Development Alliance to end preventable maternal, newborn and child deaths.

The Partnership Exchange begins at 10:30...

Leighann Kimble, Healthcare Improvement Fellow, with Dr. M. Rashad Massoud, Senior Vice President and Director of the USAID ASSIST project, at Salzburg Global Seminar 565
July 08, 2016
2016 Salzburg Global Seminar, "Better Health Care: How do we learn about improvement?"

http://www.salzburgglobal.org/topics/article/day-2-case-study-learnings.html The upcoming Salzburg Global Seminar, “ Better Health...

July 07, 2016
URC President Barbara N. Turner featured on InsideNGO's Member Profile

Barbara N. Turner, URC President, is featured in InsideNGO’s Member Profile , a blog series featuring InsideNGO staff highlighting their work and how they manage challenges within their organizations.

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