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  • How Non-Profit Organizations Help to End Avoidable Blindness in Kano

    July 07, 2023 |

    Nigeria Info FM |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

    With the help of several nonprofit organizations, the ECWA Eye Hospital provides free cataract surgery to help those in need who can’t afford the expensive surgery. The Hospital began providing free surgeries in 2016 and has since restored the sight of 5,800 people.

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  • Gwanda Women Revolutionise Diaper Disposal With Eco-Conscious Solution

    July 03, 2023 |

    The Citizen Bulletin |

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    Response Location: Zimbabwe, Gwanda

    Local women have begun washing diapers and using the inner cotton material as stuffing to make reusable sanitary pads. This practice of cleaning and repurposing the materials from these diapers helps to prevent excess waste from disposable diapers, which has a significant impact on local waste management, long-term sustainability and environmental preservation.

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  • CRoWN Initiative: Enhancing Immunization Uptake for Zero-Dose Children in Bauchi State

    July 03, 2023 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Bauchi

    The Community Reorientation Women Network (CRoWN) initiative is working to increase immunization rates among children by leveraging trained community volunteers to identify zero-dose children and help connect them and their families with vaccination resources. Three months into the initiative’s pilot phase, CRoWN volunteers managed to reach 99% of identified zero-dose children, leading to increased vaccination rates among youth.

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  • When a student is shot and killed, Cleveland schools' mental health team springs into action

    June 30, 2023 |

    ideastream |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    People call CMSD’s Rapid Response Team when crises occur to mobilize support services to help students and staff dealing with trauma or mental health crises. The Team has more than 200 staff members, including counselors, psychologists and nurses stationed in schools, as well as partnerships with outside mental health agencies that work within the school district. The Team has provided support on 950 different occasions including students struggling with suicidal thoughts, grief counseling and reports of students experiencing physical or sexual abuse at home.

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  • Dignified toilets: A welcome relief for people with disabilities 

    June 30, 2023 |

    Panorama |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    “AGATEBE” was developed to help make it easier for the elderly and people with disabilities to access toilets. It is a portable, durable, low-cost toilet chair that is easier to use than traditional latrine pits. So far, more than 5,000 have been sold.

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  • This machine creates drinking water ‘from thin air' in driest parts of the world

    June 29, 2023 |

    WBUR |

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    Response Location: United States

    Solar-powered machines called hydropanels draw water vapor from the air to create drinking water for those without access to water from a utility and those living in a drought.

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  • Once-Resistant Rural Court Officials Begin to Embrace Medications to Treat Addiction

    June 29, 2023 |

    KFF Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Dandridge, Tennessee

    Amidst the ever-present opioid crisis, there has been a shift among judges, prosecutors and law enforcement agencies beginning to let go of the stigma associated with medication for opioid use disorder. As of 2022, more than 90% of drug courts in communities with high opioid mortality rates have reported that they allow medications to be used to treat addiction. Some areas have also seen the emergence of drug recovery courts that specialize in helping people facing addiction get treatment, rather than jail time.

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  • Transforming postpartum hemorrhage treatment with Uterine Balloon Tamponade 

    June 29, 2023 |

    Health Business |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Siaya County

    To aid in postpartum hemorrhage care, the Kisumu Medical and Education Trust distributes uterine balloon tamponade kits that can be used to stop excessive bleeding and prevent death after other measures have failed. The kits have been provided to more than 1,300 healthcare facilities in 23 countries and over 6,000 healthcare workers have been trained to use them.

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  • Moved by Experience: PWD-led Initiative is Building Safe Space for Persons with Disabilities in Borno 

    June 28, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Maiduguri

    Via educational workshops, the provision of mobility devices, and entrepreneurial support, a Polio-survivor-led initiative in Nigeria is reducing stigmas about disabilities and helping eradicate polio diseases. Since 2017, the crowd-funded group has assisted more than 200 people with disabilities and reduced the number of folks who have to ask for alms on the streets.

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  • In Texas, a rare program offers hope for some of the most vulnerable women and babies

    June 28, 2023 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    Casa Mía provides housing and support services for pregnant women and new mothers struggling with addiction. The program is run out of an old house and is currently home to nine women. Staff at Casa Mía provide mental health care, recovery resources and work to destigmatize substance abuse to prevent mothers from losing their children to the foster care system.

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