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After rocky start, hopes up in Oregon drug decriminalization

Andrew Selsky

September 25, 2022 |

Associated Press |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Salem, Oregon

Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act emphasizes getting treatment and decriminalizes possession of personal-use amounts of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and other drugs. Supporters of the act say that decriminalization reduces the stigma of addiction and keeps people who use drugs out of jail. In the first year of decriminalization, about 16,000 people accessed services.

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Jinsi Homa ya Chikungunya ilivyokabiliwa Mombasa Part - 1

Ruth Keah

September 25, 2022 |

RadioRahma |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Kenya

Kufuatia mkurupuko wa homa ya Chikungunya kaunti ya Mombasa, serikali ya kaunti iliweka mikakati mbalimbali ya kukabiliana na mkurupuko huo. Ikiwa ni pamoja na utumizi wa magari ya kupuliza dawa kuua mbu.Magari 5 yalitumiwa katika zoezi hilo ambapo yalizunguka maeneo bunge yote 6 kaunti ya moja kwa kipindi cha mwezi mmoja.

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How Jigawa is transforming its Primary Healthcare with BHCPF

Elijah Akoji

September 24, 2022 |

International Centre for Investigative Reporting |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Jigawa

Basic Health Care Provision Funds allows states that qualify to provide their residents access to quality healthcare. The funds allow states to provide healthcare centers with access to free medicine and treatment. This access to free drugs and treatment along with the deployment of midwives and community healthcare workers has helped to reduce the rates of both maternal and child mortality.

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"That goodness can't be measured": how Pallium for Ukraine initiative helps seriously ill Ukrainian children

Natalia Kulidi

September 22, 2022 |

Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ukraine

The Pallium for Ukraine initiative organizes evacuations through Polland for seriously ill children and their families in Ukraine. Along the way, and after the journey, the organization provides them with safe places to stay, medicines, and anything else they need.

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The Other Abortion Pill

Patrick Adams

September 19, 2022 |

The Atlantic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Following the overturn of Roe v. Wade, access to safe, legal abortion in the U.S. is scarce. While several states have banned mifepristone and misoprostol — the two drugs that makeup abortion pills — misoprostol, which has been found to be the more effective of the two, can still be accessed at some pharmacies and through nonprofits in the U.S. and overseas like Plan C and Aid Access.

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How Lagos Health Scheme is Enhancing Access to Quality Healthcare Services Among Indigents, PWDs

Blessing Oladunjoye

September 17, 2022 |

The Nation (Nigeria) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

The Lagos State Health Scheme in Nigeria helps pay health insurance premiums for people with disabilities who may not otherwise be able to afford health care free of charge.

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Osun's Bumpy Road To 'Health For All': Successes, Failures And Lessons

Rasheed Adebiyi Abdulgafar Adebayo

September 15, 2022 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Osogbo, Osun

The Osun Health Insurance Scheme or O'HIS provides affordable healthcare services to residents by compulsorily enrolling residents in the program and deducting a premium from their salary. Since 2018, at least 260,000 citizens have registered for O'HIS and the agency uses Facebook, Twitter and sponsored radio programs to create awareness across the state.

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Cities Are Tapping Residents to Study Climate Change Impacts

Sarah Amandolare

September 15, 2022 |

Next City |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Harlem, New York

The Harlem Heat Project collected data on heat and humidity from citizen scientists with sensors in their apartments. They used that data to show how external factors impact indoor temperatures and indoor heat waves to advocate for improved electricity-bill relief and cooling centers.

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In the Netherlands, Safe Drug Consumption Sites Are Saving Lives. The U.S. Is Resisting.

Jaisal Noor

September 14, 2022 |

Bolts |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

In the Netherlands, safe consumption sites provide a clean, supervised space for drug users to go without worrying about legal ramifications. The sites not only help prevent overdoses, with zero overdose deaths reported at safe consumption sites, but also connect patrons with harm-reduction information, alternatives such as methadone, supportive housing, mental health treatment, and other social services.

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Hydroponics Help Urban Schools Grow Food Year-Round

Lisa Held

September 13, 2022 |

Civil Eats |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

Middle and high schools around the country are embracing hydroponic farming. Hydroponics serves as an appealing, interdisciplinary teaching tool and a way to produce fresh, healthy food for students at school and within their communities. Several companies and startups, like Freight Farms, provide the resources for hydroponics farming to schools, with 16 K-12 schools currently using the technology.

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