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Towards Cancer Elimination in Africa: Is Rwanda the Example to Follow?

Lydia Atieno

January 10, 2023 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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Response Location: Rwanda

After two years of activity, the National Vaccination Program against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) reached over 90% vaccination coverage. Following the success of the vaccination program, a low-cost screening program was launched. With more vaccinations and screening for early detection, 2,575 HPV vaccines were administered, 62,468 women and girls were screened, 5,563 people were treated for pre-cancerous lesions and 1230 cases of cervical cancer were diagnosed in 2021.

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Cancer treatment is a burden too heavy, but an NGO is coming to the rescue

Promise Eze

January 04, 2023 |

BONews |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

The Foundation for Cancer Care is a non-profit that works to increase access to cancer care for those who can’t afford it, as well as cancer prevention efforts. The Foundation offers free cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment. So far, the Foundation has conducted over 4,000 free cancer screenings and trained over 1,500 medical professionals in various areas revolving around cancer care.

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Doulas Work on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis

Hannah Docter-Loeb

December 30, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Florida

As the climate crisis exacerbates the present maternal health crisis, doulas are stepping in to provide guidance to parents and families in need. Because doulas spend more time with clients than other clinical staff does, they’re better equipped to refer clients to resources like lawyers, therapists, and OB-GYNs, while also completing wellness checks and ensuring parents have the necessities to meet their children’s needs.

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What can be learnt from an NGO committed to overcoming childhood cancer?

Amina Gambari

December 29, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

The Children Living With Cancer Foundation works to expand healthcare access for children with cancer through philanthropic efforts like its annual Walkathon, which fundraises to pay the medical expenses for children in the program. Along with expanding access, the organization also creates a sense of community for sick children and their families, having helped 300 children so far.

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The benefits of ‘Dry January' last longer than a month, studies show

Anahad O'Connor

December 27, 2022 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States

Studies show that people who participate in Dry January experience lasting benefits like drinking less in the long run and making other changes to their drinking habits that lead to improved health and wellness. A month of sobriety can lead to opportunities to form new habits and experience health benefits like weight loss, better sleep and mood and energy boosts.

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Hospital and a home: Uganda shelters offer a lifeline to cancer patients

Dan Ayebare

December 23, 2022 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

The Uganda Cancer Institute placed a tent and mattresses outside of their Kampala hospital as a free shelter for cancer patients and their families. Before the shelter, patients who could not afford transportation to and from hospital visits were sleeping outside in the elements which reduced their chances of recovery.

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Building community against cancer: When it comes to terminal illnesses, mental health comes first

Promise Eze

December 22, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

Project Pink Blue provides psychological support, cancer awareness education, free cancer screenings, and fundraising for cancer patients and cancer research. The nonprofit has also trained healthcare workers through its Breast Cancer Navigation Program to ensure they know how to properly treat patients. So far they’ve trained 44 healthcare workers and they also run a support group of about 150 members to connect people impacted by cancer.

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Telehealth offers boost to children with developmental needs

Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe

December 19, 2022 |

ICT News |

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Response Location: Navajo Nation, United States, Anchorage, Alaska

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium provides telehealth services to more than 100,000 Alaska Natives, primarily in small communities with limited access to travel. The organization, along with others like the Indian Health Service, also provide remote care to families with children with developmental needs, like those with autism.

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In North Carolina, more people are training to support patients through an abortion

Claire Donnelly

December 19, 2022 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, North Carolina

Abortion doulas are like traditional birth doulas and provide advice and emotional support to people navigating an abortion. Every three months the Carolina Abortion Fund offers free online classes for aspiring abortion doulas. These sessions used to have 20 signups at most, but now — following the overturn of Roe v. Wade — have 40.

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Medicaid Is a New Tool to Expand Healthy Food Access

Lisa Held

December 15, 2022 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

Project Bread is a local food-assistance organization that provides medically-tailored meals to people in need, specifically those with diseases or ailments that worsen with poor nutrition. Organization coordinators can send grocery store gift cards and kitchen supplies or sign the patient up for cooking classes or nutrition counseling. In its first two years, the program served 5,000 patients, and a recent evaluation found that 25% were no longer food insecure after participating for six months.

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