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A program is addressing chronic malnutrition in children, pregnant women in Kano State

Misbahu el-Hamza

September 26, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

The Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRiN) Project works to address chronic malnutrition in young children, pregnant women, and nursing mothers, as well as reducing maternal and child mortality. The program provides home check-ins and access to resources, from nutritious foods to advice on better hygiene practices.

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Jinsi Homa ya Chikungunya ilivyokabiliwa Mombasa Part - 1

Ruth Keah

September 25, 2022 |

RadioRahma |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Kenya

Kufuatia mkurupuko wa homa ya Chikungunya kaunti ya Mombasa, serikali ya kaunti iliweka mikakati mbalimbali ya kukabiliana na mkurupuko huo. Ikiwa ni pamoja na utumizi wa magari ya kupuliza dawa kuua mbu.Magari 5 yalitumiwa katika zoezi hilo ambapo yalizunguka maeneo bunge yote 6 kaunti ya moja kwa kipindi cha mwezi mmoja.

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The Other Abortion Pill

Patrick Adams

September 19, 2022 |

The Atlantic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Following the overturn of Roe v. Wade, access to safe, legal abortion in the U.S. is scarce. While several states have banned mifepristone and misoprostol — the two drugs that makeup abortion pills — misoprostol, which has been found to be the more effective of the two, can still be accessed at some pharmacies and through nonprofits in the U.S. and overseas like Plan C and Aid Access.

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Osun's Bumpy Road To 'Health For All': Successes, Failures And Lessons

Rasheed Adebiyi Abdulgafar Adebayo

September 15, 2022 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Osogbo, Osun

The Osun Health Insurance Scheme or O'HIS provides affordable healthcare services to residents by compulsorily enrolling residents in the program and deducting a premium from their salary. Since 2018, at least 260,000 citizens have registered for O'HIS and the agency uses Facebook, Twitter and sponsored radio programs to create awareness across the state.

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Paying attention: Boston hospital helps breastfeeding Black moms, babies thrive

Katherine Standish Afi Semenya

September 12, 2022 |

The Boston Globe |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative provides a 10-step approach to hospital-based breastfeeding support in an effort to increase breastfeeding rates and reduce the racial disparities Black women often face during breastfeeding initiation. Breastfeeding has been shown to have a significant impact on a baby and mother’s health outcomes and the breastfeeding medicine clinic is available to anyone who is interested, including Medicaid patients who wouldn’t be able to afford the services otherwise.

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A single injection can help heal PTSD in Louisiana veterans: It's not a miracle cure, but close

Lauren Cheramie

September 11, 2022 |

The Times-Picayune |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Louisiana

To help address suicides as well as the painful symptoms of PTSD among veterans, Andrew Ward, a veteran himself founded Acadiana Veterans Alliance. His organization works with a team of medical professionals and the Stella Center to make a treatment procedure for stellate ganglion block, or SGB, as well as therapy accessible to veterans. Since the initiation of the program in 2020, they've seen a success rate of 75 percent in treating PTSD.

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This Support Group Is Helping Youths Overcome Drug, Substance Abuse In Kaduna

Isaac Oritogun

September 05, 2022 |

HumAngle |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

The Youth Orphans and Widows Empowerment organization works to help young people experiencing addiction through various projects including psychosocial support and connections to organizations that help them develop skills and find housing. Over the years the group has linked dozens of people to different treatments, as well as vocational training to help them find jobs.

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Juhudi za kupunguza mkurupuko wa homa ya Dengue Mombasa Part -1

Ruth Keah

September 05, 2022 |

RadioRahma |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Kenya

Serikali ya kaunti ya Mombasa ilitumia wahudumu wa afya wakujitolea kutoa hamasa kwa jamii kuhusu umuhimu wa kuweka mazingira safi.Kila mhudumu wa afya alipewa nyumba 50 za kutembelea na kuwahamasisha wanajamii kuhusu maswala ya afya hasa homa ya dengue.Hatua iliyopelekea kupungua kwa visa vya homa ya dengue.

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Juhudi za kupunguza mkurupuko wa homa ya Dengue Mombasa Part -2

Ruth Keah

September 05, 2022 |

RadioRahma |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Kenya

Ili kukabili mkurupuko wa homa ya dengue, serikali ya kaunti ya Mombasa pia iliajiri vijana waliozibua mitaro ya maji taka na kutibu visima vya maji kila eneo bunge. Wakazi pia walishauriwa kujipaka mafuta ya kufukuza mbu na kuvaa nguo ndefu za kufunika miguu.

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Greece: Dental care for refugees

Marius Reichert

September 05, 2022 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

Documentary |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Greece, Chios

A father/daughter dentist duo provides dental services to refugees in need of care by setting up a pop-up clinic at a refugee camp on the Greek island of Chios. The pop-up clinic provides much-needed dental care to the refugees who haven’t had the ability to care for their teeth during their journey to Europe and dentists from around the world will take turns staffing the clinic on a volunteer basis.

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