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.

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Project Reports
January 2017
English
Implementation of the FAST Strategy to Strengthen TB Infection Control: A Meeting of Key Stakeholders in Vietnam

FAST represents a strategy for reducing TB and MDR-TB (multidrug-resistant tuberculosis) transmission, while providing quality care to those with TB. Finding and treating patients with TB and MDR-TB helps to reduce TB transmission to healthcare workers and other patients who are susceptible to...

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Publications, Case Studies
January 2017
Spanish
El abordaje de seis pasos para identificar y cerrar las brechas relacionadas con el género

This Spanish-language resource, developed by URC partner WI-HER, LLC, provides a six-step approach to identifying and closing gender-related gaps.

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Publications
January 2017
English
Assessment of KALAHI-CIDSS Subprojects in the Philippines: Subproject Utility & Sustainability

This report contains findings from an assessment of the Millennium Challenge Corporation-funded KALAHI-CIDSS Community-Driven Development Subprojects in the Philippines.

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Research Reports
October 2016
English
An optimised age-based dosing regimen for single low-dose primaquine for blocking malaria transmission in Cambodia

In 2012, the World Health Organization recommended the addition of single low-dose primaquine (SLDPQ, 0.25 mg base/kg body weight) to artemisinin combination therapies to block the transmission of Plasmodium falciparum without testing for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. The...

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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, Project Presentations
October 2016
English
Sustainable FAST Implementation Experiences in Vietnam

The TB Care II project team shares its results on the success of integrating FAST activities into the regular daily activities at hospitals in Vietnam. This helped shorten the infectious periods and reduce times to diagnosis and treatment initiation. It also allowed existing hospital staff to...

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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
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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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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