The pandemic has presented an urgent challenge to Colombia’s already overburdened, understaffed health system. Rapid response teams are traversing roads, mountain paths, and rivers to help health officials contain the spread of COVID-19. 

Online courses cover mental health, patients with disabilities, counseling, and more

Patients in Jordan grateful for telecounseling calls

At the request of the Laos Ministry of Health, LHSS helped mobilize volunteer medical students to support a national hotline for COVID-19.  At the peak of the Pai Mai holiday, the hotline fielded 5,000 calls a day.

Early in the pandemic, there were no laboratories equipped for PCR testing in Khujand, Tajikistan’s second largest city. To address this challenge, LHSS teamed with USAID’s mission in Tajikistan and the country’s Ministry of Health to train laboratory specialists throughout the nation. 

The Universal Nurse Model merges functions of three types of physician-directed nurses into one patient-centered nursing role, allowing better health outcomes with the same number of doctors and nurses.

This Year 2 Quarter 3 Report (April-June 2021) was prepared for USAID and provides a progress update for all annual work plan activities. 

This Year 2 Quarter 2 Report (Jan-Mar 2021) was prepared for USAID and provides a progress update for all annual work plan activities. 

This Year 2 Quarter 1 Report (Oct - Dec 2020) was prepared for USAID and provides a progress update for all annual work plan activities. 

Report highlighting early lessons and successes from the LHSS Project’s first year (August 2019-August 2020)

This Year 1 Quarter 2 Report (Jan-Mar 2020) was prepared for USAID and provides a progress update for all annual work plan activities. 

This Year 1 Quarter 1 Report (August-December 2019) was prepared for USAID and provides a progress update for all annual work plan activities.