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Free Sanitary Pads to Fight School Dropout, Child Marriage in Zimbabwe

Sally Nyakanyanga

November 09, 2017 |

News Deeply |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Zimbabwe, Harare

Young women and girls in Africa face difficult stigmas when menstruating, as well as prohibitive costs to hygiene items and other resources, leading many of them to miss critical days at school and otherwise be left behind in society. Various non-profits and government organizations are working to change this and give girls an equal footing by providing sanitary pads to girls for free, in tandem with sex education and initiatives to debunk social taboos against periods.

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Renegades Join Forces for Affordable Insulin

Rob Waters

November 09, 2017 |

NEO.LIFE |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Even though millions of people around the world rely on drugs like insulin to live, the big pharmaceutical companies often seem to value profit over people, and the costs of critical medications can be prohibitive. A small group of dedicated experts is working to change that, combining their expertise in science, law, and business to manufacture small-scale, generic versions of drugs like insulin that are accessible and affordable to all that need them.

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In Zimbabwe, ‘Grandmothers' on Benches Help Fight Depression

Sally Nyakanyanga

November 03, 2017 |

News Deeply |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Zimbabwe, Harare

Mental health care is often overlooked in Zimbabwe even though depression is prevalent. The Friendship Bench Project involves benches located by clinics where individuals can come speak to older female counselors about their struggles.

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For Karachi's poorest patients, this hospital makes high-quality care accessible

Fred de Sam Lazaro

November 02, 2017 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV Programs |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Pakistan, Karachi

In Karachi, Pakistan’s Jinnah hospital, a private-public partnership between the government and the business sector have brought in over $35 million in donations. Those donations have led to new equipment, buildings, and systems infrastructure to make sure the patients – nearly 5,000 per day – are receiving modern medical care. While the partnership is underscored by the risk of one party backing out, both sides have clear roles and responsibilities to make sure the regions residents receive the care they need.

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New York borrows a health care idea from Africa

Joanne Kenen

October 25, 2017 |

Politico |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Harlem, New York

A community-focused health care program in Harlem, New York helps connect local residents with people from their own community – known as "health coaches" – who can help address their health concerns. Doctors from local hospitals have reported that this type of program "unburdens" them, and that the "hands-on, person-to-person connection" is crucial for determining underlying reasons for health problems.

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Hair stylists, barbers tackle St. Louis' STD problem

Blythe Bernhard

October 19, 2017 |

St. Louis Post-Dispatch |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis has one of the highest rates of STDs and HIV in the state, but the city's Health Department has implemented a creative method for providing safe sex education and testing. The staff at salons and barber shops - who are trusted community members and serve to provide all manner of relevant information to their patrons - leverage key health resources to those populations that need them most.

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Rugged Tablets for African Schools

Angela Saini

October 08, 2017 |

BBC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

This podcast episode covers 3 entrepreneurial solutions in India and Kenya, and 2 of them have already started seeing very positive results. The first is a rugged tablet named Kio Kits loaded with educational software that are made especially for the climate and electricity availability in Kenya; students and teachers vouch for its efficacy. In Assam, India, where there is very little access to eye care, mobile eye care clinics offer a range of services that are all free of cost to their patients. The clinics have tried a number of strategies to reach patients in need and the results have been impactful.

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As Cancer Tears Through Africa, Drug Makers Draw Up a Battle Plan

Donald G. McNeil Jr.

October 07, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

Two major pharmaceutical companies are offering discount cancer drugs in some African countries in an initiative modeled on the aids campaign. In African countries access to cancer treatment is scarce due to high prices of medicine, lack of medical staff and equipment and lack of awareness about the disease among the population; leading to higher death rates than in the developed world. The partnership to combat this also includes the American Cancer Society and IBM who are working to simplify cancer treatment guidelines and to make them available as an online tool to any hospital with an internet connection

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How 'cervical selfies' can help save lives

Amelia Martyn-Hemphill

October 03, 2017 |

BBC |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: Gambia

A new app and scope that attaches to a smartphone camera has the capability to photograph a woman's cervix in high definition and send the photo to clinicians for diagnosis. This device replaces previously very expensive machines that takes similar photos and allows clinics in remote or underserved areas to access the same level of care as patients with more access to healthcare. Additionally, the app stores all of these photos in its database and is actively developing its own diagnostic tools so that in the future, the app can even help physicians to diagnose cervical cancer.

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How Cervical ‘Selfies' are Fighting Cancer in The Gambia

Amelia Martyn-Hemphill

October 03, 2017 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Gambia

Cervical cancer has effective treatments, but it remains a leading cause of cancer deaths in sub-Saharan Africa. A new device can capture images of a woman’s cervix and send the images to a doctor for review. This expanded capacity to screen women for cancer is especially important in rural areas.

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