URC Awards $1.2 Million for Research on Disrespectful and Abusive Care of Women during Childbirth through USAID-funded TRAction Project

This PR Web press release describes the two-year $600,000 grants that USAID awarded the Population Council and the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health’s Averting Maternal Death and Disability (AMDD) Program to conduct separate research studies of disrespect and abuse of women during childbirth at health facilities. USAID awarded the grants through the Translating Research into Action (TRAction) project led by University Research Co., LLC.

• Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
• Tuberculosis
• Malaria
• Reproductive Health and Family Planning
• Food and Nutrition

• Quality Improvement
• Health Systems Strengthening
• Research and Evaluation