The USAID ASSIST team curated a collection of 25 quality improvement resources that capture key learnings to help future projects in this space. Refer to the Resources section below for documents that contain detailed project achievements and other related data. From 2012 to 2020, USAID ASSIST operated in 46 countries, supporting quality improvement efforts for HIV and AIDS, MNCH, malaria, tuberculosis, Zika, orphans and vulnerable children, and non-communicable disease services at both facility and community levels. USAID ASSIST built on the work of the USAID Health Care Improvement Project (HCI).

The USAID ASSIST Project provided long- and short-term technical assistance in 46 countries Achievements Strengthening maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) and family planning/reproductive health services in Zika-affected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.Generating new knowledge to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of applying improvement methods in low- and middle-income countries.Building the capacity of host-country systems to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, client-centeredness, safety, accessibility, and equity of the healthcare services provided.

Fostering improvements in a range of healthcare processes through the application of modern improvement methods by host-country providers and managers.

URC and its partners achieved its objectives of: URC was the lead implementer for the USAID Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST) cooperative agreement of the Office of Health Systems in USAID’s Global Health Bureau. Improve healthcare, strengthen health systems, and advance the frontier of improvement science in USAID-assisted countries.

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