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Building a More Inclusive Work Force

David Bornstein

July 05, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Denmark

People with disabilities like autism often struggle to find welcoming and meaningful jobs. Companies that place workers with disabilities in jobs that fit their skills will be well-positioned to succeed in the 21st century.

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For Some With Autism, Jobs to Match Their Talents

David Bornstein

June 30, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Denmark, Ballerup

Individuals who have Aspergers Syndrome and autism experience difficulty in conforming to workplace norms and find themselves unemployed. Specialisterne, a Danish company, has opened employment opportunities for them. Sixty countries around the world have sought to adopt the company model.

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Keeping Artificial Limbs Low-Cost, and High-Quality

Tina Rosenberg

June 28, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Honduras

A prosthetist from Texas visiting Jaipur Limb workshops in Honduras saw problems with their low-cost prosthetics - the issue wasn't the design of the leg, but the technicians at the Honduras workshops were people completely new to prosthetics who were given just eight weeks of training. Thanks to his research, Jaipur established a research and development unit to improve the limb.

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Helping the Lame Walk, Without a Miracle

Tina Rosenberg

June 23, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: India, Jaipur, Rajasthan

The Jaipur Limb organization based in India has developed prostheses at low cost, and services are free for the poor. The organization’s efforts have recently spread to other countries with impoverished people. Jaipur Limb reaches patients through branch clinics, traveling workshops, and limb camps in cities around the world.

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In Iran, a Brotherhood of Doctors and Patients

Tina Rosenberg

June 20, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Iran, Tehran, Tehran

Two Iranian brothers worked as doctors to reform how Iran tackles HIV, moving the country toward the harm reduction approach. By providing clean needles and methadone, the doctors were able to lower infection rates, even in prisons.

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The Man Who Had HIV and Now Does Not

Tina Rosenberg

May 29, 2011 |

New York Magazine |

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Response Location: Germany, Berlin

The medical community had essentially given up hope for a cure for aids and thus little to no money was devoted to the research. A man with aids was cured in Berlin, by an optimistic doctor and a stem-cell transplant, and the medical community has begun researching again to see if the solution is replicable on a larger scale.

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In ‘Food Deserts,' Oases of Nutrition

Tina Rosenberg

May 23, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Indonesia, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta

Asian cities are over-crowded and many residences are kitchenless, causing families with children to consume unhealthy food from the street vendors. Mercy Corps, a non-profit organization that advocates nutrition, has initiated some for-profit businesses in Jakarta that provide healthy food to underserved neighborhoods. The food carts are marketed at serving poor children a healthy meal.

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Infant Deaths Drop After Midwives Undergo Inexpensive Training

Donald G. McNeil Jr.

May 09, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Zambia

Providing simple training to midwives in Zambia has resulted in a statistically significant decline in infant mortality. A small pilot project costing only $20,244 saved the lives of an estimated 97 infants.

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Helping New Drugs Out of Research's ‘Valley of Death'

David Bornstein

May 02, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Saratoga, California

Despite significant increases in funding and advances in biomedical research, the rates of new treatments and drugs for illnesses that reach the market every year have plummeted. A group called the Myelin Repair Foundation, along with several other foundations, uses an intensely goal-directed and collaborative method to tackle the bottleneck.

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Speaking Up for Patient Safety, and Survival

Tina Rosenberg

April 28, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Michigan

Patients in U.S. hospitals suffer high rates of infection due to poor practices such as lack of proper hand-washing and lack of sanitization when inserting central line catheters. The Michigan Health and Hospital Association set out to reduce the rate of infection in their Intensive Care Units by developing a 5-step protocol for nurses and doctors to follow when inserting central lines. What they found was astonishing-- following these simple steps reduced the rate of infection to zero within three months of implementation.

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