Projects

TB CARE II complemented existing and planned projects in the USAID Bureau for Global Health to provide leadership and support to national TB programs (NTPs) and other in-country partners. The project accelerated the implementation of TB directly observed treatment, short course (DOTS)...

PrevenSida is an innovative USAID project that supported research and implementation to increase healthy behavior among key populations at higher risk of HIV infection and reduce HIV transmission by increasing condom use, access to counseling, HIV testing promotion, and reducing the number of sexual partners...

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...

The Challenge Implement quality improvement approaches in nutrition and HIV/AIDS activities in select country programs. Overview and Objectives Strengthened and improved the quality of nutrition care and support services provided at clinical and community HIV care and treatment delivery points by applying iterative and participatory collaborative improvement approaches. Achievements Conducted a situational assessment to develop...

URC worked with the Ugandan Ministry of Health (MoH) to ensure continued provision and sustainable scale-up of comprehensive HIV and AIDS services for people living with HIV and AIDS (PLHA) at 10 regional referral and six general hospitals across the country...

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...

Overview and Objectives Provided technical support for construction and rehabilitation of 150 health centers and outpatient departments, antiretroviral therapy clinics, and a central laboratory and storage facility. Objectives included: Evaluate health facility designs to ensure compliance with best infection control practices given Lesotho’s disease profiles, health practice, geography, and climate conditions Monitor and evaluate the...

Overview and Objectives URC, with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, National Clinical Laboratory Services, and other local organizations, is providing technical support to strengthen Swaziland’s HIV and tuberculosis (TB) lab services. A team of lab and quality improvement (QI) experts is assessing medical labs to identify areas for improvement and recommend quality improvement...

Overview and Objectives The third Technical Assistance and Support Contract (TASC3) is a worldwide, rapid-procurement vehicle that supported USAID Missions and Bureaus in the implementation of their Strategic Objectives pertaining to child health, maternal health, nutrition, population, HIV/AIDS, and other infectious diseases. As a part of TASC3, URC implemented these task orders:

Supported the Government of Nigeria to expand access to and improve the quality of HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment services and to build sustainable capacity in those areas at primary and secondary facilities in Enugu and Ebonyi States. By supporting mobilization of the communities served by these facilities, HACCI fostered local ownership of the delivery...