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Responding to an Epidemic while Maintaining Antenatal Care in Guatemala

April 23, 2020

Guatemala, like many parts of the world, is on lockdown, with curfews put in place by the Guatemalan government in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Gatherings of any size are prohibited and these restrictions have affected MSH’s Strengthening Antenatal Care Project in the department of Quetzaltenango, which brings together pregnant Mayan women for group antenatal care (ANC) sessions.As of April 15, 2020, Guatemala has recorded 196 cases of COVID-19, including 5 deaths and 19 recovered patients.

MTaPS Program Supports Kenya to Combat COVID-19

April 22, 2020
{Photo credit: MSH staff}Photo credit: MSH staff

The USAID MTaPS Program is supporting Kenya in its efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic by implementing a national strategy in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and county governments (see US Embassy in Kenya announcement).

Finding Uganda’s missing TB cases: Improved mentorship and supportive supervision could be the answer

April 21, 2020
{Photo credit: MSH staff}A district TB and leprosy supervisor conducts supportive supervision.Photo credit: MSH staff

According to the National population based TB prevalence survey, each year, 87,000 Ugandans develop tuberculosis (TB), a preventable and curable disease. Strides have been made to notify more cases. In 2019, the National TB and Leprosy program notified 61,372 cases, leading to a 76% (61,372/80,412) treatment success rate. This was a huge improvement, with a 53% treatment success rate reported three years earlier.Many patients go untreated due to poor health-seeking behavior and limited access to health services.

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