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  • Wastewater and public health in the rural South

    September 24, 2018 |

    The Montgomery Advertiser |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Hayneville, Alabama

    A wastewater infrastructure crisis in the southern United States is much like those found in far less-developed countries. Now researchers and nonprofits are looking to successes in Africa, in an effort to eradicate obscure diseases and improve quality of life.

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  • Lessons for Bida: Three approaches that may solve Niger state's public sanitation dilemma

    August 07, 2018 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria

    In order to improve community health and maintain defenses against communicable diseases in Nigeria, thousands of sanitation workers have been recruited, trained, and deployed. Additionally, neighboring countries have increased inspections of homes, vendors, and markets as well as created communal cleaning days.

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  • New HIV viral load test launched, results in one hour

    July 24, 2018 |

    The Star Kenya |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

    The M-Pima kit is a quick, easy to use device to accurately measure the HIV load in a blood sample. With this tool, clinics lacking in technology or staff expertise don't have to send samples to places with these resources, but rather can use the kit to obtain the same information in an hour.

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  • How a killer disease was stopped in its tracks

    July 23, 2018 |

    BBC |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Ebola is a highly contagious deadly disease that can wipe out dozens of people in a community if it goes untreated or undetected. However, there is now a vaccine that can be given to anyone who may have come into contact with an infected person, allowing healthcare providers to stop ebola epidemics before they start.

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  • Battling An Outbreak: Businesses And Health Officials Respond As Ohio Valley's Hep A Cases Climb

    July 20, 2018 |

    Ohio Valley ReSource |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Ohio

    Homeless shelters and food service are working to get out ahead of an Hepatitis A outbreak in Ohio by offering vaccines and educating residents and workers. Local shelters mandated vaccines and offered access, while public health teamed with restaurants to offer the vaccine to employees.

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  • Now in Sight: Success Against an Infection That Blinds

    July 16, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nepal, Geta

    To combat trachoma in Nepal, the W.H.O. has partnered with pharmaceutical companies to provide access to services. In addition to drug donations and affordable services, W.H.O. is building trust by empowering local healers with education that lets them make referrals and providing incentives for latrine use in rural villages.

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  • Why Egypt Is at the Forefront of Hepatitis C Treatment

    May 29, 2018 |

    The Atlantic |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Egypt

    Egypt has made significant strides in eliminating hepatitis C from the country by implementing an approach that combines both affordable drug access and an effort to get the drugs to those in need. Supported by the government, the country "debuted an online portal for those with the disease to register for treatment," followed by a nationwide screening program.

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  • Communities now lead fight against outbreak of diseases

    May 28, 2018 |

    The Citizen |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Tanzania, Morogoro

    The South African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance is piloting a program to use smartphone technology to report and respond to infectious disease outbreaks. The program trains community members to recognize signs of infectious diseases, such as vomiting and diarrhea, and report them through their smartphones. These reports are relayed to a team of specialists who track the location and frequency of these reports to determine if an outbreak of disease is occurring and respond accordingly.

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  • Opioid Crisis Compels New York to Look North for Answers

    May 21, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    Supervised injection sites in Canada have prevented hundreds of heroin overdose deaths. Now, New York City is looking to follow Canada's lead with a city-wide initiative to establish safe injection sites. While the Trump Administration is not in support of such sites, experts believe that it is unlikely that the federal government would interfere with a site if a city is in support of it.

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  • Treating violence like a disease helped cut Colombia's murder rate by 82%

    May 15, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Colombia, Cali

    Colombia used a public health model of prevention to attack violent crime and has seen the homicide rate drop by 82 percent. The approach required the work of numerous public sectors, not just law enforcement, and a reliance on data to drive strategy. The country still has a higher-that-average murder rate, but the experience of several cities taking this approach offers key lessons for others to follow.

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