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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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Publications, Success Stories
August 2015
English
Engaging the press, community radio and local theater groups to change behavior— through community radio, theater, and music

This USAID Success Story explains how the Integrated Family Health Program (PISAF) in Benin developed a strong cadre of professionals in the press, radio, and theater to deliver messages about health and development.

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Publications, Project Reports
July 2015
English
Improving Tuberculosis Control in Rural Bolivia

This report describes how the Quality Assurance Project (QAP) worked with a URC bilateral health project, Gestión y Calidad en Salud (GCS), and the National TB Control Program of Bolivia's Ministry of Health to implement an improvement collaborative aimed at strengthening the TB program’s...

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Publications, Evaluation and Assessment Reports
July 2015
English
Rapid Assessment of the Health System in Benin

This document reports on an assessment conducted to assist the Ministry of Health (MoH) in identifying strengths and weaknesses in the health system and providing suggestions for priority areas for health systems strengthening.

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In Tanzania, mother sits with her feverish child while a nurse performs an evaluation to determine the correct course of treatment.
Case Studies
July 2015
English
Tibu Homa: Saving children’s lives in Mwanza Region

In Mwanza Region, the USAID Diagnosis and Management of Severe Febrile Illness Program (Tibu Homa - “Treat Fever” in Kiswahili) is working with health care facilities (hospitals, health centers, and dispensaries) in all of its eight districts to address key issues related to severe febrile...

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The percentage of women who had their first ANC visit at Licilo Health Center at ten to twenty weeks increased greatly between 2013 and 2014
Case Studies
May 2015
English
Community contributions to eliminating mother-to-child transmission at Licilo Health Center, Mozambique

Beginning in late 2013, the USAID Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST) Project began to provide technical support for community-level improvement of elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) services to the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Mozambique as part of the...

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Publications, Project Reports
May 2015
English
Integrating Nutrition Interventions into Routine HIV/AIDS Care: Challenges, Solutions and Lessons Learned from Uganda

This report details challenges, solutions and lessons learned during the integration of nutrition interventions into routine HIV/AIDS care, treatment and support programs in Uganda carried out by the Ugandan Ministry of Health (MOH) and URC through the USAID NuLife-Food and Nutrition...

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Baby looking at camera
Evaluation and Assessment Reports
February 2015
English
Cultural Perceptions as Determinants of Sex-Based Inequalities in Infant and Young Child Nutrition in Eastern Zambia

The USAID-funded Feed the Future (FTF) Zambia Mawa Project, led by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and in partnership with Caritas Chipata (Caritas), Women for Change, Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust (GART), and University Research Company, LLC (URC), aims to improve food and economic...

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Publications, Annual Reports
December 2014
English
Final Report: Improving Health Care: The Results and Legacy of the USAID Health Care Improvement Project

This is the Final Report of the URC-managed USAID Health Care Improvement (HCI) Project, the largest global effort to date to improve health care quality in lower- and middle-income countries.

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Publications, Project Presentations
November 2014
English
Training in case management: Lessons learnt working in the Lake Zone, Tanzania

This presentation by Dr. Festus M. Kalokola discusses lessons learned in training case management in the Lake Zone, Tanzania.

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Publications, Project Presentations
November 2014
English
Assessment findings of the functionality of Community Health Fund (CHF) in Misenyi, Musoma Rural, and Sengerema Districts

This presentation by Eliphace Mkumbo and Victor A. Masbayi, of the Tibu Homa Project, discusses an assessment on the functionality of Community Health Fund (CHF) in Missenyi, Musoma Rural, and Sengerema.

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