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  • In Tanzania, Coke improves medical distributions

    Project Last Mile is a partnership between Coca-Cola and Tanzania’s Medical Stores Department that is helping to deliver medications to the most remote parts of the country. Due to this partnership, the Medical Stores Department has been able to leverage Coca-Cola's "geocoded software to identify the most efficient delivery schedules and routes," and significantly increase the availability of medicine throughout Tanzania.

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  • Saving India's mothers through mobile phones

    Expectant mothers encounter numerous hurdles during pregnancy and childbirth. A pilot project in Mumbai called mMitra sends weekly voice messages to new and expecting mothers, providing critical information and advice on how to maintain their own health and that of their child. Hundreds of women have registered for the program, helping not only to increase the number of healthy pregnancies and births, but creating indirect impacts such as eliminating taboos against morning sickness and raising awareness of the importance of women's health in general.

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  • Even rural America can have good public transportation

    Rural areas are known for requiring tourists to rent a car in order to move around, which can be a significant added expense. But Aspen has developed a bus system that can bring residents or tourists from Aspen to suburban areas and back, and the area is also well geared to bicycle use.

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  • Linking up for a food-secure world

    With youth no longer joining the agriculture workforce at the same rate or volume as they were historically, food systems are struggling to keep pace with need. Prioritizing the efficiency of supply chains and food security incentives, however, has shown positive measures towards sustainability.

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  • An Antidote to Overdose, in Time to Save Lives

    Naloxone could be the secret to curing New England's heroin consumption. Trying to expand access to the life-saving overdose antidote is the real obstacle.

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  • Obamacare in Jail: How San Francisco Policy Helps Inmates

    Health insurance sign-ups made available to all inmates at the San Francisco county jail, partnered with guidance from a clinic once they are on the outside, allows them to receive better care upon release, and may help prevent a return to crime and substance abuse.

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  • A Green Revolution, This Time for Africa

    The Green Revolution in Asia and Latin America never spread to Africa, due to the continent's varied climate, degraded soil and lack of infrastructure. Now, scientists look to develop a high grossing wheat seed to bring a new green revolution to Africa. The seeds are extremely promising, but there are still some challenges to getting farmers to implement the seeds.

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  • Hawaii's trailblazing healthcare underscores disparity

    Though in the past Hawaiians were dying fast from infectious diseases, today they are among the healthiest people in the world due to universal health care for all.

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  • For Striving Students, a Connection to Money

    Government benefits to aid the poor are frequently left unclaimed, leaving children hungry, young people unable to finish school, and opportunities for stable housing and preventative health care unused. New York City-based program Single Stop connects people to benefits for which they may be eligible. Importantly, Single Stop has served community colleges where disadvantaged students can use the assistance to help get through school.

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  • An ointment could save up to half a million newborns a year­ – and it costs 20 cents

    Studies show that a single application of the antiseptic chlorhexidine, an affordable medicine, can reduce the risk of death among newborns by about 25 percent. In Nepal, where 20,000 newborns die every year, the medicine has revolutionary potential.

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