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Hope for children with pneumonia as new drug is unveiled

Stellar Murumba

November 15, 2017 |

Business Daily |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya

Amoxyl DT has been introduced into Kenya as a treatment for pneumonia in children and replacing the difficult to administer and store Amoxyl syrup. Amoxyl in pill form is easier to take and requires less dosages and does not require refrigeration making it easier to transport and less expensive.

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In Haiti, A Building That Heals

John Cary

November 01, 2017 |

Bright Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Haiti, Port-au-Prince

A collaboration between architectural designers and medical providers created a cholera treatment clinic in Port-au-Prince where the design of the building itself supports treatment. The building is well ventilated and filled with natural light, provides an open space for providers to see many patients and be able to respond in case of crisis, and has the ability to collect and treat water.

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Pakistan's polio health workers make inroads toward eradication

Fred de Sam Lazaro

October 26, 2017 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Pakistan, Karachi

For disease eradication campaigns to succeed, public health officials need to interact with the public. In Pakistan, the front line against polio is comprised of women who reach out to directly to families with young children, often at major transportation centers. The women engage in this type of public health awareness as a way to navigate around extremist violence and the adverse consequences of a US fake vaccination campaign. The women focus on building rapport with families, and then administering vaccines.

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Should health agencies in the Mahoning Valley give needles to addicts?

Tim Rudell

October 22, 2017 |

The Vindicator |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Youngstown, Ohio

As the opioid crisis continues to impact all areas of the United States, local governments are starting to try solutions they previously had dismissed. In Ohio, this means implementing needle exchange programs with the aim of reducing the spread of communicable diseases.

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Can Providing Addicts With Needles Help Curb The Opioid Crisis and the Costly Epidemic to Follow?

Tim Rudell

October 13, 2017 |

WKSU |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Mahoning, Ohio

In Mahoning County, Ohio, a needle exchange program helps prevent addicts from contracting communicable diseases that might create further barriers to sobriety. The needle exchange also creates an interface for addicts to interact with resources that can help them achieve and maintain recovery from addiction.

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Atlantic City's Tourism District Has A Needle Problem. It Can Be Fixed.

Elinor Comlay

September 27, 2017 |

Route 40 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Atlantic City, New Jersey

A needle exchange in Atlantic city has resulted in used needles visibly strewn around the surrounding area, which is also a popular area with tourists. The government as well as locals aren't happy with the the needle hazard which has resulted in solutions such as a program to incentivize users to return needles, drop boxes around the city for needles, and moving the needle exchanges outside the tourist area.

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In Africa, a Glimpse of Hope for Beating H.I.V.

Tina Rosenberg

September 19, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Zimbabwe

While Zimbabwe struggles with a dictatorship and an economic crisis, it has made strides towards achieving ambitious goals related to HIV/AIDS. This has been done through government investment in AIDS programs, intense outreach to youth and use of HIV positive teens as outreach workers, and the use of mobile testing sites.

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In Haiti, a Building Fights Cholera

John Cary

September 12, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Haiti

The cholera outbreak in Haiti affected and killed thousands of people. Treating patients as quickly as possible became a top priority. Mass Design Group designed Gheskio's Cholera Treatment Center as a building that promotes recovery with water sanitation, ultimately reducing the number of cases of Cholera.

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Thailand's Disease Detectives

Ruth Evans

July 11, 2017 |

BBC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Thailand, Chiang Mai

"Poor man Instagram" is how vets at Chiang Mai University describe their system of pandemic preparedness and emergency prevention. Recruiting community members throughout the region to be disease detectives, the scientists train these volunteers to use a mobile app that allows them to document dead animals that may have been sick with an illness that could pose a threat to humans. When scientists are alerted of cases, they are then able to investigate and intervene if the situation merits danger.

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Stopping Pandemics Before They Start

Tina Rosenberg

June 27, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Norway

With climate change, population pressures and mobilization epidemics will occur more frequently, and past ones have proven to be disastrous and expensive. The Center for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) is focused on developing vaccines to viruses such as Ebola, as well as creating a fast approval path for future vaccines and helping increase global preparedness for future epidemics.

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