Projects

The Challenge Over the past two decades, Guyana’s health sector has made significant strides, with life expectancy increasing from 62 to 67 years since 1991, and Millennium Development Goal targets being met for nutrition, child health, and communicable diseases. Despite these achievements, Guyana continues to experience maternal and infant mortality rates that are amongst the...

Managed the health, nutrition, and WASH components of this project to increase the resilience of chronically vulnerable people, households, communities, and systems in targeted agricultural areas in Niger and Burkina Faso. Resilience was achieved through increased and sustainable well-being, strengthened institutions and governance, and improved health, nutrition, and WASH. Achievements

Overview and Objectives This project entry merges three separate activities in support of health services in Belize: Improvement of Maternal and Neonatal Health in Belize (2009-2010)URC provided technical support to improve maternal and neonatal health through supporting an initial collaborative and building improvement capacity in Belize. Achievements: Quality Improvement of Family Planning Care (2011)URC provided...

Overview and Objectives Two separate initiatives (Muskoka Initiative I & Muskoka Initiative II) where URC reduced maternal and newborn mortality and increased family planning uptake in two health zones (Couffo and Borgou) of Benin through clinical systems improvements and community engagement, with a focus on gender. Specifically, URC improved the quality of reproductive health services...

Overview and Objectives The project’s primary objective was to strengthen HIV and TB surveillance and control in the Central American region. URC provided technical support to Ministries of Health to improve TB case management; strengthen lab capacity in TB and HIV; improve HIV counseling and testing, particularly provider-initiated testing and counseling; and strengthen the use...

Overview and Objectives Alianzas I brought together public and private organizations to leverage USAID work to address Guatemala’s reproductive health, family planning, maternal and child health, nutrition, and education needs. Alianzas II strengthened public-private partnerships to improve maternal and child health, reproductive health, family planning, HIV/AIDS, water and sanitation, nutrition, and education. URC was responsible...

The Challenge PISAF sought to improve the health status of the Beninese through collaboration with the Benin Ministry of Health Directorate for Maternal and Child Health (DSME), non-governmental organizations, government agencies, donors, other USAID projects, communities, and the private sector. The project’s activities supported the Government’s national policies and strategies and USAID’s health objective: to...

Provided Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS) with support to increase coverage and improve the quality of services for maternal and child health, family planning and reproductive health, nutrition, and the prevention and control of infectious diseases. The project provided technical support to MSPAS to apply evidence-based guidelines, improve quality, and institutionalize continuous...

Overview and Objectives URC participated in a 12-month multi-country evaluation of three models of providing HIV testing and counseling (HTC) in outpatient department (OPD) settings. URC conducted the South Africa portion of the evaluation entitled Strengthening HIV Test Access and Treatment Uptake Study (Project STATUS). From 2006 to 2011, URC worked with the national and...

Overview and Objectives Jamaica Adolescent Healthy Lifestyles (JA-STYLE) supported the Ministry of Health in helping Jamaican youth, age 10–19, face and overcome challenges in the areas of reproductive health, substance abuse, crime, and violence. JA-STYLE addressed an upward spiraling crime rate and troubling trends in the areas of sexual and reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, gangs and...