Artwork stating 'Education Destroys Barriers', 'We Demand Treatment', and 'I Need A Chance'

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 1053 results  for your search.  View and Refine Your Search Terms

  • Anambra Free Maternal Care Policy Sparks Hope Despite Challenges

    November 28, 2024 |

    Radio Nigeria |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Anambra

    The Anambra state government’s Antenatal and Delivery Program mandates government-owned hospitals and Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs) to offer free antenatal care and delivery services, to close the gap in care and curb maternal mortality rates. The program has helped strengthen the maternal care capacity at 329 PHCs throughout the state and has served over 60,000 women.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Congress has one month to save a key Medicare benefit

    November 25, 2024 |

    Mother Jones |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    In 2020, Medicare temporarily expanded its coverage to include telehealth appointments for all specialties, allowing patients to receive care without the added health risk of travel. About one in four telehealth appointments are made by Medicare recipients, and diagnostic accuracy fell between 77 percent and 96 percent during one period studied in 2020.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • The Low Impact Gym Slowing the Progression of Parkinson's Disease in Nigeria

    November 20, 2024 |

    The Solutions Paper |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The Adewunmi Desalu Parkinson’s Foundation (ADPF) offers personalized care plans and a low-impact gym for people living with Parkinson’s disease. Research shows low-impact exercises and the Rock Steady Boxing practice help improve balance and mobility, helping slow the disease’s progression. ADPF data shows that 90% of participants who adhere to their care plan and practice the exercises see a slower progression of Parkinson’s.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Girls in Rural Uganda Turn to an Organic Solution to Navigate Period Pain

    November 06, 2024 |

    The Solutions Paper |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Uganda, Mpigi

    She Deserves Uganda provides menstrual hygiene education to young girls and an organic aromatherapy solution to pain from period cramps they call The Cramp Relief Droppers, as a safer and more affordable alternative to traditional over-the-counter painkillers. The group has provided menstrual health education to over 10,000 girls across 50 schools and has distributed over 1,540 units of The Cramp Relief Droppers.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • An organisation deploys strategic storytelling to transform lives in rural Nigeria

    November 05, 2024 |

    Prime Progress |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Calabar, Cross River

    The Bonnicare Foundation garners support and funding for people in need of education, healthcare and economic empowerment through visual storytelling on social media. This approach helps humanize the challenges people are facing, encouraging those with the means to donate. With the funding they’ve received through social media donations, the Bonnicare Foundation has helped pay the school fees for more than 1,000 primary and secondary school students in rural areas.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Restoring vision, restoring lives

    October 26, 2024 |

    The Daily Star |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Bangladesh

    NGOs like The Fred Hollows Foundation and Vision Spring provide vision screenings and free or low-cost corrective glasses to empower marginalized workers, including tea pickers and garment factory employees, to regain their productivity and independence. Workers who received glasses saw an increase in their daily tea-picking output of about 21.7%.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • How a Group is Tackling Mental Health Through Open Conversations

    October 21, 2024 |

    Prime Progress |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Ibadan, Oyo

    The youth-led Foundation for Younger Generation gives young people a platform to talk about their mental health with peers and licensed therapists. The group hosts events in-person and online through platforms like WhatsApp and has since reached about 400 people.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Under an L.A. Freeway, a Psychiatric Rescue Mission

    October 20, 2024 |

    The New York Times |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles County’s Homeless Outreach & Mobile Engagement (HOME) program uses street psychiatry to get psychiatric medication to people experiencing homelessness in an effort to get them a step closer to housing. The HOME team has 223 full-time staff members and served 1,919 people last year, 22% of whom ended the year housed.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Fatal overdoses often happen when users are alone. Hotlines, sensors can save lives.

    October 19, 2024 |

    The Washington Post |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Technology like chatbots, motion detectors and hotlines are helping prevent overdose deaths, which typically happen when people use alone. The Never Use Alone hotline which was started in 2019 by volunteers with experience using drugs or who have lost someone to an overdose. Since starting, they have received more than 45,000 calls and have called emergency responders about 200 times.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Half a billion people need reading glasses. Why can't they get them?

    October 09, 2024 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Mexico, Zacatecas

    RestoringVision addresses the global shortage of reading glasses by tackling supply and demand challenges. On the demand side, they partner with local NGOs and governments to provide vision screenings and free initial glasses, particularly for those in regions who either don’t know reading glasses are an option or don’t realize they’re losing their vision. On the supply side, they work to build retail networks and educate employers about productivity benefits, as workers receiving glasses show productivity increases up to 32%.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

Go to All Solutions in Focus