Health workers play a vital role in keeping communities healthy and safe. World Health Worker Week –organized from April 1-7 by the Frontline Health Workers Coalition and the World Health Organization – is a time to express support and gratitude. Read about several of…
Dennis Carroll has been appointed Chief Scientist for URC. Carroll leads URC’s efforts on global health security, including exploring ways to make health systems more resilient in the face of a public health emergency. Central to that is URC’s comprehensive approach to…
I recently returned from the Joint International Tropical Medicine Meeting (JITM) in Bangkok, Thailand, hosted by the Faculty of Tropical Medicine of the University of Mahidol, where the theme was “Achieving the SDGs: Human and AI-driven Solutions for Tropical Medicine in a…
Eckhard Kleinau, Director of Research and Evaluation, URC, was a co-author on the recently released journal article “Return on investments in the Health Extension Program in Ethiopia”. The article presents a comprehensive analysis of the economic impact of Ethiopia’s Health Extension Program…
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global concern as the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent, ranking above HIV/AIDS. According to the 2022 WHO Global TB Report, there were an estimated 1.4 million TB deaths among HIV-negative people in 2021. The…
The importance of mental health in shaping individuals and societies is undeniable. As highlighted by Romina Bandura and Paula Reynal in the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) “Investing in Mental Health Will Be Critical for Ukraine’s Economic Future” report, poor…
Returning to Kyiv this summer was both a personal and professional journey filled with emotions and challenges. As an American-Ukrainian, having previously lived and worked in Kyiv in the field of public health, I embarked on this visit with a mixture of…
On May 12, the global community recognizes International Nurses Day, drawing attention to the immeasurable impact nurses have on patients, their health, and well-being, and their broader impact on the provision of primary health care and achievement of health targets across the…
URC is committed to locally led development that features strong collaboration, equitable programming, and sustainable health outcomes. With that goal in mind, URC brought together forward-thinking innovators as part of a learning tour to showcase and promote the scale-up of community-led innovations…
In my years of experience working in quality improvement (QI) in health care in low- and middle-income settings, I have seen many models for how to improve health service delivery. As I reflect on the global programs I have worked on during…
