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  • Mapping Lead Contamination in the Granite State

    December 13, 2021 |

    Granite State News Collaborative |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    Through education, public policy and grant programs, New Hampshire is working on decreasing the number of children with elevated blood lead levels. In 2016, the state wanted to improve lead-testing rates and over the year, they conducted 25 training sessions reaching more than 300 medical professionals, which led to 2,100 more children being tested than the previous year. Interest in lead-abatement grant programs by landlords and homeowners has also increased.

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  • The Doctor Is Out, and These Babies Are Healthier For It

    December 10, 2021 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: India

    The Karnataka Internet Assisted Diagnosis of Retinopathy of Prematurity program has trained and accredited non-physician imagers to screen premature newborns for retina disease, which has a small window of diagnosis for treatment to be effective. This “task-shifting” model allows trained imagers to replace specialists for the screening by going into the field and using a low-cost and indigenously developed camera to upload images to a telemedicine platform, where a retina specialist makes a diagnosis. They have screened 70,000 infants and several other countries have adopted KIDROP’s “task-shifting” model.

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  • Great gains from small grain banks

    December 08, 2021 |

    Asia Democracy Chronicles |

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    Response Location: India, Uttar Pradesh

    Grain banks allow community members in need to access food grain by buying into a bank-like system. The grain bank system helps communities work together to feed themselves and gain more control of their well-being and livelihoods.

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  • Accelerating Progress Towards UHC in Nigeria: The Delta State Example

    December 06, 2021 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Delta

    The Delta State Contributory Health Scheme provides affordable healthcare services to residents and has enrolled over one million people since its establishment. The scheme is designed to improve the healthcare system, while also enhancing the capacity of healthcare facilities so that people can get quality healthcare.

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  • Musik als Medizin

    December 05, 2021 |

    Der Standard |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Austria

    Dass Musik äußerst wohltuend sein kann, ist seit Jahrhunderten bekannt. Doch mittlerweile versteht die Forschung immer klarer, wie und wann die positive Wirkung zu Stande kommt. Messbare Effekte lassen sich bei einer Vielzahl von Krankheiten beobachten: von Bluthochdruck, Depressionen und Alzheimer bis hin zu den Nebenwirkungen einer Krebsbehandlung.

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  • How a Mayor Helps Keep Abuja Clean

    December 02, 2021 |

    Nigeria Info FM |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

    Volunteers are cleaning up Abuja while advocating for the government to fulfill its sanitation responsibilities. A radio personality galvanized volunteers through a call to action that it became clear that trash is blocking drainage, contributing to flash floods and affecting the quality of life for residents of the city.

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  • Makala Ya Jinsi Sekta Ya Aya Ilivyoimarika Baada Ya Ugatuzi Kwale

    November 30, 2021 |

    RadioRahma |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya

    Ujio wa ugatuzi umepunguza changamoto zinazoandamana na safari za mbali kutafta huduma za afya katika Kaunti ya Kwale. Kupitia mfumo hii, serikali ya kaunti imeweza kutenga fedha za kujenga zaid ya vituo vya afya 37 katika maeneo mbali mbali na kurahisisha jinsi wakaaji wanapata huduma za afya. Vituo hivyo vinapeana huduma mbali mbali za afya ikiwemo huduma za kujifungua, madawa na maabara na kadhalika.

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  • My husband is HIV-positive while I'm negative, but our love remains strong

    November 30, 2021 |

    Nation Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    Public hospitals across Kenya offer Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PreP), pills for free to people who are HIV negative but are with HIV positive partners, as long as that person has an undetectable viral load. In Siaya County alone, 84,000 people are receiving the pills, which must be taken daily, and it has significantly reduced the HIV incidence there. Counseling and educational outreach are also part of the public health campaign to stop the spread of HIV to those without the virus and their future offspring.

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  • How Puerto Rico became the most vaccinated place in America

    November 26, 2021 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States, Puerto Rico

    Political cooperation and an infrastructure of existing relationships and trust built by NGOs and community leaders during Hurricane Maria and a devastating 2019 earthquake allowed for a quick public health response to COVID-19 focused on prevention and vaccination. All trusted public figures, across political backgrounds, advocated wearing masks and getting vaccinated. As a result, Puerto Rico achieved the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate among all other U.S. state or territory. It also had among the lowest Covid-19 death rates since the start of the pandemic.

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  • Sex workers in Uganda rally to end spread of HIV through condom distribution and sensitization

    November 24, 2021 |

    Metro FM 90.8 |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    The WOMAN ORGANISATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY (WONETHA) provides free condoms to sex workers in Uganda to end the spread of HIV. The group distributes about four to five million condoms to regional centers. Everyone can access the free condoms simply by request, without facing stigma or discrimination. The group also carries out “sensitization” campaigns that teach sex workers how to practice safe sex and feel empowered to require condom use among clients. They also work with health care systems to address discrimination and social stigmas that sex workers often face when seeking health care.

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