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Cloud Catchers In Peru

Sahar Zand

January 01, 2017 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Peru, Villa Lordes, Lima Metropolitan Area

Abel Cruz "catches" clouds on his fog net farm to help provide free water for his community in a slum on the outskirts of Lima, where access to water is very limited and costly. While this solution may never compete with large scale and traditional technologies, many argue there is enormous potential for this simple concept in certain, rural areas of the world.

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This country has only 10 psychiatrists. That's where 'professional grandmothers' come in.

James Gaines

December 29, 2016 |

Upworthy |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Zimbabwe

In Zimbabwe, a country of 15 million people, there are only around 10 psychiatrists. The Friendship Bench Project trained local older women in problem-solving therapy to be community health care workers. By increasing access to this service of listening and personal advising, the “grandmothers” are defusing the depression in individuals who visit with them on a Friendship Bench.

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Why Some Companies Are Trying to Hire More People on the Autism Spectrum

Bourree Lam

December 28, 2016 |

The Atlantic |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The unemployment rate for individuals diagnosed on the autism spectrum is a whopping 58%, but a number of pilot programs at big companies are working to increase what is being called "neurodiversity" in the workplace. Inspired by the success of a Dutch organization that helps place autistic workers, firms like EY and Microsoft are finding that employing individuals with unique cognitive abilities benefits not just people, but the company's bottom line.

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As opioid-related deaths continue to rise, should more doctors practice medication-assisted treatment in primary care?

Penny Ray

December 26, 2016 |

The Trentonian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Trenton, New Jersey

As the US attempts to recover and learn from an opioid epidemic, often rehab or detox are the only solutions discussed when research says medication-assisted treatment is by far the most effective. Henry J. Austin Health Center in Trenton is the only facility in the county that provides medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction in a primary care setting.

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We finally have an effective Ebola vaccine. The war on the disease is about to change.

Julia Belluz

December 22, 2016 |

Vox |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Guinea

In Guinea, scientists were ready to test a new vaccine but due to the decline of cases of ebola there were too few cases to run a meaningful traditional randomized study. Using ring vaccination, a public health method used to eradicate smallpox in the 1970s, the scientists were able to test the vaccine which is now considered a safe and 100% effective vaccine.

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'Bribing' Mums To Feed Their Kids

Emma Wilson Sahar Zand

December 18, 2016 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Peru, Tarma, Junín

One in three children in Peru are stunted by a lack of nutritious foods in their diet. In 2005, the government gave cash hand-outs to poor mothers, but only on the condition that they had regular health check-ups and their children went to school. By 2014 the number of children growing up too small had halved.

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In Nepal, 'appalling' river runs cleaner in wake of unusual partnership

Atul Bhattarai

December 18, 2016 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

For years, campaigns to clean Nepal's polluted Bagmati River resulted in failure. Now with police and government backing, the organization Safai Abhiyaan is in its third year, attracting hundreds of volunteers who are willing to brave the polluted waters to collect trash. The program's unique approach to organizing community volunteers has been a success, but the problem will not subside until greater perceptions about litter and water pollution are tackled.

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Lessons from Sri Lanka on malaria elimination

Catherine Cheney

December 15, 2016 |

Devex |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Sri Lanka

Efforts to eliminate malaria from Sri Lanka led to only 17 cases one year, but failure to continue health safety practice allowed the number of cases to rise again to over 200,000 in 1999. In 2016 Sri Lanka celebrates it’s 5th year of being malaria free, thanks to consistent vector control, access, surveillance and treatment.

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Breakthrough Communication Apps Give Hope to Autistic Students

Soni Sangha

December 14, 2016 |

Bright Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Companies like Good Karma allow people with autism to use apps to communicate through pictures and icons. Yet, the apps require users to do a lot of complicated movements, some of who may not have that mobility. However, brain interference technology, could be the answer. Through the technology “a mere thought can get a computer to speak a word or phrase .”

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This Is How We Can Tackle Climate Change, Even With a Denier in Chief

Laurie Mazur

December 12, 2016 |

The Nation (New York) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

With little action happening to reverse or prepare for climate change at the federal level, local communities have taken initiative on their own. From voters in Flagstaff passing a $10 million bond to bolster forest management to the city of Tulsa buying over 1,000 flood-prone properties, across the United States people are taking non- or bi-partisan steps to increase their towns’ resilience. Core to each initiative is not a parachute, one-size-fits-all approach, rather, it’s taking a hyper-local approach, centering community strength, and moving disadvantaged populations to the forefront.

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