Our Resources

URC produces a wealth of materials—publications, promotional materials, and tools—to support our projects and aid in the sharing of knowledge and best practices.

In this resource library, you will find a selection of project and company materials organized in an easily searchable database.  You may narrow your search by selecting from the various filters below, and/or entering keywords or a phrase, and then clicking "SHOW RESULTS."

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Publications, Project Presentations
October 2016
English
Management of MDR-TB: Transition from hospital to community-based management in Bangladesh

TB CARE II was a USAID funded project from 2011-2015. Its aim was to support the National TB Program reduce morbidity and mortality due to TB. One of the objectives of the project was to strengthen management of MDR TB through early detection, quality diagnosis and treatment. The community based...

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Publications
October 2016
English
Institutional Roles and Relationships Governing the Quality of Health Care: Country Experiences, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

This report documents recent efforts by USAID, the Joint Learning Network (JLN), the World Health Organization (WHO), and USAID’s Health Finance and Governance (HFG) and Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems.

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In Botswana, pusetso members presents the final outcomes of the LTFU improvement change idea at the Palla Road Kgotla (2016)
Publications
October 2016
English
Strengthening HIV linkage and retention through improved community/facility collaboration in Palla Road, Botswana

This ASSIST case study describes how the community improvement team in Palla Road village worked with facility staff to figure out how to leverage existing community platforms and resources to locate patients who were lost to follow-up (LTFU) and return to HIV care at the local facility.

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Publications, Success Stories
September 2016
English
ASSIST Kenya Flyer

ASSIST’s work in Kenya has been purposefully designed to institutionalize the capacity for continuous improvement in national, county, and facility structures for health care delivery.

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Publications, Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
August 2016
English
Use of a Nutrition Behavior Change Counseling Tool: Lessons from a Rapid Qualitative Assessment in Eastern Zambia

The Mawa Project employs SBC strategies with households and communities to improve nutrition and reduce stunting among children under two. URC developed a series of 35 action cards, each illustrating one project-promoted behavior, that are used at household and community group levels. This paper...

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Case Studies
August 2016
English
The role of Village Child Protection Committees to support vulnerable children with social services: a story from Katuba Village, Uganda

In Katuba village, Uganda, a village child protection committee was formed to support vulnerable children in the community (mainly those affected and infected with HIV) to access social services.

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Case Studies
August 2016
English
Increasing viral load monitoring of people living with HIV on ART in Northern Uganda in line with the 90-90-90 global targets

In Northern Uganda, the USAID ASSIST Project has supported Ministry of Health (MOH) sites to increase the percentage of people living with HIV (PLHIV) on antiretroviral therapy receiving viral load monitoring.

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Publications, Promotional Materials, Technical Briefs
August 2016
English
Uganda Brief

URC has worked in Uganda since 2007, supporting local institutions to improve outcomes in HIV/AIDS and maternal, child and neonatal health.

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Award-winning poster presented at AIDS2016
Conference Posters
July 2016
English
Poster: "Evaluating the incremental value of using the TB LAM test in intensified case finding for TB in people living with HIV"

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 (2016) for this poster abstract.

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Publications, Promotional Materials, Technical Briefs
July 2016
English
South Africa Brief

URC began its work in South Africa in 2004 under the Quality Assurance Project. Since then, URC has provided technical assistance to strengthen South Africa’s health system, with particular expertise in tuberculosis control.

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