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On these remote Pacific islands, children now get life-saving vaccines from drones

Adele Peters

February 20, 2019 |

FastCompany |

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Response Location: Vanuatu

Vaccines delivered by done offer dependable access to healthcare in remote areas. On the island nation of Vanuatu, tech companies are partnering with the nation’s government, and UNICEF, to test drone deliveries. Similar technology has been used in Ghana, and has so far served several dozen children in Vanuatu.

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The Medical Tech That Helps You When Your Doctor Can't

Eric Ravenscraft

February 20, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

Technology is being used in the medical industry to bridge gaps often created by health insurance companies' reliance on reactive rather than proactive care. From hearing loss to family planning, entrepreneurs are finding success in "walking the line between medical firm and tech start-up."

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A Better Path to Universal Health Care

Jamie Daw

February 20, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Germany

As the United States looks to reform health care, Germany offers many lessons as being the world's "first social health insurance system." The country's model, which has been copied across other nations, dictates mandatory health insurance, limited out-of-pocket fees, and sickness funds, which work to promote competition and innovation in the health care sector.

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Little Angels Service Dogs detect seizures

Jeff Zevely

February 20, 2019 |

KFMB-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

In San Diego, Little Angels Service Dogs are being trained to not just assist people but also recognize symptoms leading up to seizures. This practice allows people to proactively handle their seizures before they happen.

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EMT will make house calls to help NH drug users find recovery

Shawne K. Wickham

February 19, 2019 |

New Hampshire Union Leader |

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Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

In New Hampshire, fire departments are implementing a new approach to address the state’s drug crisis that turns stations into “mobile Safe Stations.” While this allows anyone to walk into a fire station to seek help, NH Project FIRST (First Responders Initiating Recovery, Support & Training) also sends teams back to a person's house after the individual has already been treated for an overdose situation in order to offer further resources.

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In Los Angeles, a Novel Plan to End Congenital Syphilis

Nicole Knight

February 19, 2019 |

California Health Report |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Reported cases of congenital syphilis have significantly increased in Los Angeles County, but the solution may be in more thorough intake assessments. Similar to the role drug industry representatives play in operation rooms, these reps "encourage doctors to take thorough sexual histories of patients, screen all women of childbearing age for syphilis and retest periodically throughout a pregnancy."

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For a Warming World, A New Strategy for Protecting Watersheds

Jacques Leslie

February 19, 2019 |

Yale Environment 360 |

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Response Location: United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico

As climate change alters environments across the United States, it has become increasingly important to manage watersheds as a preventative measure to wildfires. Amid responses across the country, one private-public partnership, the Rio Grande Water Fund, is leading the way, demonstrating enough success that the model has become federal policy. The Fund brings together government agencies, NGOs, businesses, and residents to fund watershed restoration which, in turn, creates jobs and build more resilient ecosystems.

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This origami-like strip of paper helped diagnose malaria in Uganda

Angela Chen

February 19, 2019 |

The Verge |

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Response Location: Uganda

Cases of malaria in Uganda are increasing, and early diagnoses are key to managing the situation. Piggybacking off of the idea of using paper sensors, doctors have successfully been able to use this financially savvy way of testing with 98 percent accuracy and are now looking at implementing the process in rural areas where diagnoses are most difficult.

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Record and Respond: How one Zaria Hospital is Tackling Maternal Deaths

Bashar Abubakar

February 18, 2019 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Zaria, Kaduna

In Nigeria where maternal deaths are not uncommon, a hospital in Zaria has implemented the Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) System to analyze and better understand the causes associated with this problem. Already, the country is seeing results as less new mothers are dying due to medical facilities being able to assess what went wrong in a more efficient and proactive manner.

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How science can help prevent slips and falls

Kas Roussy

February 18, 2019 |

CBC |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Canada, Niagara, Ontario

A pilot program in Niagara, Ontario, dispatches first responders to help seniors get up after a fall. The program also works with researchers around the city to test how and when seniors are likely to fall, what can be done to prevent injury, and how they can recover physically and emotionally after a traumatic fall.

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