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Gambia's first clinical waste treatment plant targets reducing public health risk

Yero S. Bah

April 21, 2023 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Gambia

A new waste treatment plant is helping to keep the country clean, protect the environment and prevent the spread of disease by segregating and incinerating waste gathered from places like healthcare facilities. Now, most all healthcare facilities in the area are required to practice and receive education on the importance of these new waste management measures.

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Chicago's dirty secret: lead in municipal drinking water remains the greatest threat in communities of color

Mackenzie Tatananni

April 20, 2023 |

ILLatinoNews.com (Illinois Latino News) |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago’s Equity Lead Service Line Replacement Program is designed to help homeowners replace outdated water lines that can lead to contaminated drinking water, but only 280 lines have been replaced in the past two years in contrast to the city’s goal of 650. Homeowners report that the application process is inaccessible and inefficient, and an analysis by The Guardian found that roughly 10 percent of tests across four zip codes had contamination levels above the EPA’s guideline for taking action.

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Student-led water testing spurs action at Detroit's School at Marygrove

Ethan Bakuli

April 03, 2023 |

Chalkbeat |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Concerns and advocacy from earth science students in Detroit who conducted their own tests of water hydration stations across their school building led to an immediate administrative response. The students lobbied school, district, and city officials, advocating for increased testing and routine inspections of water fountain filters and the building’s pipe infrastructure.

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Seattle set aside $100k for street sinks. Two years later, where are they?

Anna Patrick

March 31, 2023 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Several U.S. cities — and groups like the Clean Hands Collective — are obtaining funding to install public sinks to provide those experiencing homelessness access to better hygiene, thus combating the spread of disease. Some cities, like Portland, have even created portable toilets and other cities are installing public showers as well.

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How Undergraduate Female-led Initiative is Closing Menstrual Awareness Gap for Girls

Abubakar Abdulrasheed

March 30, 2023 |

BONews |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

Girls&More educates girls on menstruation, puberty and menstrual hygiene. The group travels to schools and throughout rural communities to talk to girls and provide them with sanitary pads and other resources they may struggle to access.

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Shut out by government, Ogun Leprosarium striving to fix its challenges

Gbenga Akinfenwa

March 26, 2023 |

The Guardian Nigeria News |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Ogun State

The Damien Foundation works to support people living with conditions like tuberculosis and leprosy, specifically focusing on alleviating challenges those living in leprosy settlements face when the government won’t step in. The Foundation has provided access to potable water, toilets and waste management systems and has also worked to pay school fees for children in the settlements to get them back in school.

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Communities across Africa are developing innovative solutions to prevent further Cholera spread

Kate Okorie Edwin Nyirongo

March 23, 2023 |

The Independent |

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Response Location: Malawi, Blantyre

To help fight high rates of cholera, door-to-door campaigns by various health assistants are helping to spread information about the disease and prevention measures. Health assistants inspect sanitary facilities, provide chlorine and other water purification methods, and educate people on the importance of purifying their water before drinking.

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How ‘cheap plastic' is helping to deal with Nigeria's open defecation problem

Judd-Leonard Okafor

March 22, 2023 |

Daily Trust |

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Response Location: Nigeria

A public campaign is improving access to toilets in Nigerian communities to put a stop to open defecation. These affordable, easy-to-install, plastic toilets have a counterweighted door that ensures an air-tight seal to minimize odor and keep pests away.

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How an Abuja based NGO is addressing period poverty

Funke Abiloye

March 21, 2023 |

HotFm 98.3 Abuja |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

A Nigeria-based NGO is setting out to address period poverty by providing those in need with reusable sanitary napkins and also teaching them how to make the products themselves, all while educating them on menstrual hygiene and working to reduce the stigma surrounding periods.

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The Menstrual Room Keeping Rwandan Girls in School

Germain Nsanzimana

March 21, 2023 |

The Chronicles |

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Response Location: Rwanda

Since 2012, the government has required schools from primary to university to create a Girl’s Room, stocked with pads, pain medicine, a bed, soap and water for girls to seek refuge in during their menstrual cycles, in an effort to address the issue of period poverty. By the end of 2021, 2,046 primary schools across the country had established a room for girls, representing 55.4% of all primary schools in the country. Schools with a Girl’s Room have also reported reduced rates of absenteeism and dropouts.

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