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  • “Buy Now Pay Later” Solution for Patients with Breast Cancer

    April 18, 2023 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

    The HER-Radio program improves the availability of radiotherapy and treatment for HER2+ breast cancer by offering a deferred payment plan for the 18-cycle treatment with the drug Herceptin. The interest-free, phased payment plan makes it possible for more people to afford treatment. Per the organization’s 2021 report, patients enrolled in the program save 15% to 25% on treatment costs.

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  • Black Churches in California Lead the Way to Quality End-of-Life Care

    April 18, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    The Advanced Illness Care Program was founded within local Black churches and offers free, individualized support for people with advanced illnesses and their caregivers, helping them navigate various life and health issues and plan for end-of-life care. Since starting in 2015, the AICP has helped more than 1,600 patients, the majority of which are Black, and 55% of them have gone on to complete advance directives for end-of-life care.

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  • Three health ministers in a row have failed SA's nurses. Here's why

    April 17, 2023 |

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    Response Location: South Africa

    Nurse Initiated Management of Antiretroviral Treatment (Nimart) provides special training to nurses, allowing them to prescribe antiretroviral medicines to manage HIV treatment, increasing access among those who need the care. Previously, only doctors were allowed to prescribe the drugs, but since Nimrat launched all 17 area clinics now offer treatment and an average of 732 patients started treatment each month in the first year the program started.

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  • Reclaiming Safe Abortion Access in Haiti

    April 17, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: Haiti, Port Au Prince

    Nègès Mawon works to empower women to fight back against violence and oppression through education and advocacy and focuses on access to safe abortion care. Through the organization’s sponsorship program, women who are also survivors of gender-based violence are partnering together to rise above the patriarchal system and advocate for themselves. Since last May, Nègès Mawon has supported more than 300 survivors of gender-based violence through the sponsorship program.

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  • An AI-driven mobile app is helping Nigerian mothers keep on top of their babies' immunisation schedules

    April 14, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Oyo State

    HelpMum offers a vaccination tracker app that allows parents to track their babies’ immunization schedules. Parents can track their child’s vaccination records and see when they’re due for another dose to ensure they’re staying up to date on immunizations.

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  • "Usual algorithms stopped working:" Dnipro rehabilitation center restores war-wounded bodies

    April 13, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Ukraine

    The RECOVERY Rehabilitation Center provides rehabilitation care for wounded soldiers. Providers at the center provide patients with specialized care and help to create individual action plans for when patients leave the center to ensure they have the means to adapt to their new way of life.

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  • Sisters in Zambia improve access to health care, particularly for those with HIV/AIDS

    April 13, 2023 |

    Global Sisters Report |

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    Response Location: Zambia, Lusaka

    Our Lady’s Health Center — which is managed by Sisters of the Holy Cross — works to address the stigma and provide care to those with HIV/AIDS, specifically antiretroviral therapy services. The Center has established three community posts within local markets where those in need of care can easily access it in a discreet way.

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  • Portage Public Schools get proactive, invest in mental health

    April 10, 2023 |

    Second Wave Michigan |

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    Response Location: United States, Portage, Michigan

    Some districts, like Portage Public Schools, are offering school-based mental health care to improve students’ overall well-being, school performance and greatly increase access to care. The use of school-based healthcare is on the rise, as more than 22,000 students received services from a school-based mental health services provider during the 2021-2022 school year, compared to just 8,885 from 2019-2020.

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  • The blind women detecting early stage breast cancer in India

    April 10, 2023 |

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    Response Location: India, Vapi, Gujarat

    A medical tactile examiner (MTE) is a new, emerging profession for blind and visually impaired women in India and Europe that trains women to give tactile breast examinations to detect signs of breast cancer. The MTE profession originated in Germany but since 2017, 18 MTEs have been trained in India, and have since screened thousands of women and participated in several breast cancer awareness campaigns.

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  • School-based clinic offers convenient mental-health care for Battle Creek Central students

    April 10, 2023 |

    Second Wave Michigan |

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    Response Location: United States, Battle Creek, Michigan

    Grace Health is a public health agency that has clinics in 200 schools throughout the state that offer mental health services to students, among other care like immunizations and sports physicals. This on-site mental healthcare option helps increase access among students as there’s no need to travel to a facility and the at-school care is free or significantly low-cost. In 2022 alone, Grace Health served 600 patients in 1,300 visits.

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