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Community paramedicine: Local medical program offers new kind of house call

Olivia Belanger

June 10, 2023 |

Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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Response Location: United States, Monadnock Region, New Hampshire

The Mobile Integrated Healthcare program follows a practice known as community paramedicine, allowing paramedics to use their skills to care for patients outside of emergency settings, reducing the need for excessive ER visits, lowering healthcare costs and increasing access to care. Similar programs have emerged throughout the country, seeing a significant decrease in the number of ambulance rides and ER visits.

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Three health ministers in a row have failed SA's nurses. Here's why

Joan van Dyk

April 17, 2023 |

Bhekisisa |

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Response Location: South Africa

Nurse Initiated Management of Antiretroviral Treatment (Nimart) provides special training to nurses, allowing them to prescribe antiretroviral medicines to manage HIV treatment, increasing access among those who need the care. Previously, only doctors were allowed to prescribe the drugs, but since Nimrat launched all 17 area clinics now offer treatment and an average of 732 patients started treatment each month in the first year the program started.

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Cell Groups Helping to Reduce HIV among Rwandan Sex Workers

Gaston K. Rwaka

March 31, 2023 |

Panorama |

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Response Location: Rwanda, Kigali

Leadership groups formed by sex workers are helping to reduce HIV rates by traveling door to door and hosting meetings to educate people on HIV/AIDS awareness and how those with the disease can care for themselves, encouraging regular visits to clinics and antiretroviral therapy use. The program began in 2013 and now has 12,000 sex workers from around the country who are trained to provide aid and advocate for those with HIV.

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Community dialogue and social behavior change: Effective tool in reducing malaria mortality in Kenya

Pauline Achieng Tom

March 16, 2023 |

Health Business |

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Response Location: Kenya, Vihiga County

The Kenya Medical Research Institute is leading research teams with the ministry of health in an effort to educate people on how to use mosquito nets to reduce the rate of malaria. Through these efforts, malaria cases reduced by 24% six months after the program started.

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The rescue ship – a solution to the GP crisis?

Karin Goodwin

March 15, 2023 |

The Ferret |

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Response Location: Scotland, Glasgow

As appointments with general practitioners (GP) are often short and hard to get, community link workers have the time and resources necessary to support those in need of care for non-medical issues, like energy management, mood stabilizing and mental health concerns. Appointments with link workers can last up to an hour, versus the average 10 minutes with a GP, and provide comprehensive care that can be followed up on by a GP if any clinical attention is needed.

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California health program successfully cut hospital visits

Adam Beam

February 08, 2023 |

Associated Press |

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Response Location: United States, California

California’s Whole Person Care pilot program improved care for the state’s most at-risk Medicaid patients, like those experiencing homelessness and addiction. The program resulted in fewer hospitalizations and emergency room visits and also provided assistance in education, transportation, employment and helping participants access and maintain housing. The pilot program exists in 26 counties and served about 250,000 people.

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The Working Approach, This Not-For-Profit Is Changing Out-of-School Incidence in Northern Nigeria

Abdulwaheed Sofiullahi

December 12, 2022 |

BONews |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Sokoto

Girlsforhealth helps girls interested in furthering their education who are unable to access a nursing education, pays for their school, and provides essentials and a monthly stipend. At the end of their education, the girls are employed at a workplace back in their communities to fill staff shortages.

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A growing club: Membership-based direct primary care reimagines health coverage

Olivia Belanger

November 12, 2022 |

Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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Response Location: United States, Peterborough, New Hampshire

Healthcare providers are turning to the direct primary care model to avoid being overbooked and to provide their patients with more personalized care. In this model, a membership fee is paid directly to the provider instead of billed to insurance agencies.

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A mass vaccination campaign geared towards securing Ugandans against yellow fever

Namiganda Jael

September 30, 2022 |

Metro FM 90.8 |

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Response Location: Uganda

Following an outbreak of yellow fever, officials in the West Nile region of Uganda rolled out a mass vaccination campaign through community health centers and regional hospitals. Thanks to awareness efforts and diligent testing, the outbreak was addressed with no new infections, and vaccines for yellow fever are now being added to Uganda's routine vaccination schedule.

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Antimicrobial resistance: Patient led contact tracing helping Ugandan medics to fight drug resistant TB

Richard Drasimaku

September 10, 2022 |

West Nile Today News |

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Response Location: Uganda

Since 2017, the Defeat TB (tuberculosis) program supported by USAID introduced a patient contact tracing program in Uganda wherein health workers and facilitators have been trained to trace a patient with multidrug-resistant TB back to their community to screen family members, conduct tests, and refer them for Xrays or treatment if needed. Introduced in the Mulago referral hospital, the program has since expanded to 16 other centers. Along with counseling, follow-ups, and provision of food assistance, it has helped increase the TB detection and treatment rate over the years.

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