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  • When Dangerous Strains of Salmonella Hit, the Turkey Industry Responded Forcefully. The Chicken Industry? Not So Much.

    December 29, 2021 |

    ProPublica |

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    Response Location: United States

    The turkey and chicken industries have struggled with salmonella outbreaks that are more virulent and less responsive to antibiotics. The turkey industry responded immediately, forming a task force to study and fight the strain, vaccinating breeding flocks, setting up better barn sanitation, and making changes in processing plants to reduce cross-contamination. The chicken industry’s response has been slow and not transparent, and as a result it continues to spread and make people sick. On the other hand, 73% fewer turkeys are found to have the bacteria and reports of people getting sick have fallen by 65%.

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  • How an Imo Community Solved a Major Water Crisis

    December 21, 2021 |

    Nigeria Info FM |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Isieke

    The community of Isieke has taken water purification into its own hands by installing a borehole to access clean water. The initiative has led to cleaner water and a reduction of ailments associated with the consumption of dirty water.

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  • This Scientist Created a Rapid Test Just Weeks Into the Pandemic. Here's Why You Still Can't Get It.

    December 21, 2021 |

    ProPublica |

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    Response Location: United States

    E25Bio created a rapid COVID-19 test soon after the pandemic began and had an existing factory that could be repurposed to quickly manufacture tests. The prototypes, priced under $10 each, attracted major donors and would have made at-home antigen tests that identified around 80% of contagious cases available from the pandemic’s early days. Instead, an unclear FDA review process that prioritized higher detection rates over inexpensive ways people could test often, as well as resistance from medical device regulators, prevented the company from producing the tests for the public early in the pandemic.

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  • He Almost Died From Hypertension; Now He Helps Others Live Free Of The Disease

    December 20, 2021 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Oyo State

    Rays of Hope Support Initiative or ROHSI conducts outreach in rural parts of Nigeria to educate people about hypertension and diabetes. A group of volunteers, including medical professionals, provides free screenings, medical advice, and free medications to people with hypertension and diabetes at their biannual community outreaches.

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  • Big Steps Forward: Cameroon's Multi-Sector Approach to Reducing Pregnancy-Related Deaths

    December 13, 2021 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Cameroon

    Several initiatives, from family planning and birth assistance education to improving access to hospital care, are reducing maternal and infant deaths. The Motor Ambulance initiative helps women get to hospitals in emergencies by providing 165 tricycles designed to navigate difficult terrain. The ambulances are run and maintained by local communities. Another program improving access to care is a health voucher system that helps women to pay for hospital deliveries. Women buy an affordable delivery kit that provides hospital staff with everything they need, including if there are complications.

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  • Mapping Lead Contamination in the Granite State

    December 13, 2021 |

    Granite State News Collaborative |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    Through education, public policy and grant programs, New Hampshire is working on decreasing the number of children with elevated blood lead levels. In 2016, the state wanted to improve lead-testing rates and over the year, they conducted 25 training sessions reaching more than 300 medical professionals, which led to 2,100 more children being tested than the previous year. Interest in lead-abatement grant programs by landlords and homeowners has also increased.

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  • The Doctor Is Out, and These Babies Are Healthier For It

    December 10, 2021 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: India

    The Karnataka Internet Assisted Diagnosis of Retinopathy of Prematurity program has trained and accredited non-physician imagers to screen premature newborns for retina disease, which has a small window of diagnosis for treatment to be effective. This “task-shifting” model allows trained imagers to replace specialists for the screening by going into the field and using a low-cost and indigenously developed camera to upload images to a telemedicine platform, where a retina specialist makes a diagnosis. They have screened 70,000 infants and several other countries have adopted KIDROP’s “task-shifting” model.

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  • Great gains from small grain banks

    December 08, 2021 |

    Asia Democracy Chronicles |

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    Response Location: India, Uttar Pradesh

    Grain banks allow community members in need to access food grain by buying into a bank-like system. The grain bank system helps communities work together to feed themselves and gain more control of their well-being and livelihoods.

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  • Accelerating Progress Towards UHC in Nigeria: The Delta State Example

    December 06, 2021 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Delta

    The Delta State Contributory Health Scheme provides affordable healthcare services to residents and has enrolled over one million people since its establishment. The scheme is designed to improve the healthcare system, while also enhancing the capacity of healthcare facilities so that people can get quality healthcare.

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  • Musik als Medizin

    December 05, 2021 |

    Der Standard |

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    Response Location: Austria

    Dass Musik äußerst wohltuend sein kann, ist seit Jahrhunderten bekannt. Doch mittlerweile versteht die Forschung immer klarer, wie und wann die positive Wirkung zu Stande kommt. Messbare Effekte lassen sich bei einer Vielzahl von Krankheiten beobachten: von Bluthochdruck, Depressionen und Alzheimer bis hin zu den Nebenwirkungen einer Krebsbehandlung.

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