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  • How Uganda Came To Earn High Marks For Quality Of Death

    Rae Ellen Bichell

    January 03, 2016 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Kampala, Central Region

    Uganda has the best quality of death among low-income countries, according to the Economic Intelligence Unit. Its success stems in part from the strictly regulated but available supply of morphine, which is distributed by pharmacists in labeled bottles.

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  • Here's More Proof That Giving Housing To Vets Prevents Homelessness

    Eleanor Goldberg

    December 11, 2015 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Virginia

    Homelessness is rampant, and cities often struggle with creative ways to eliminate the problem. Numerous studies and pilot programs have concluded that simply giving housing to homeless people is a cost-effective and surefire way to keep them off of the streets.

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  • Baltimore's infant mortality efforts at work in poorest neighborhoods: Saving the Smallest

    Brie Zeltner

    December 11, 2015 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    When Baltimore launched a citywide effort to reduce infant mortality in 2009 called B'More for Healthy Babies, Upton Druid Heights was a prime target. That effort has since cut down infant deaths in the city by 24 percent and led to a record low number of annual sleep-related infant deaths.

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  • Medical Program Helps Ease Strain On Hospitals In Developing Countries

    Jenny Chen

    December 04, 2015 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: India

    To help with the doctor shortage in India, a non-profit is training patients' family members to check pulses, supervise physical therapy, encourage a healthy diet, and administer medication to reduce readmission rates.

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  • Are These Women the Key to Safer Abortions in India?

    Jill Filipovic

    November 17, 2015 |

    Cosmopolitan |

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    Response Location: India, Pune, Maharashtra

    In rural areas in India, lack of physicians is a big barrier to safe abortions, leading women to undergo deadly procedures. A proposed law by the Indian government would allow midwives and mid-level providers to perform abortions.

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  • In 5 Minutes, He Lets the Blind See

    Nicholas Kristof

    November 07, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Hetauda, Central Region

    In the past, people in poor countries who became blind due to cataracts often had no hope of improvement because of the high costs of treatment. Nepalese ophthalmologist, Sanduk Ruit, perfected a cheap and effective cataract removal technique which allows his patients to see again.

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  • A Family Matter: Saving Papua New Guinea's mothers

    Alex Finn

    October 25, 2015 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Papua New Guinea

    A doctor in Papua New Guinea finds that involving men in family planning is the key to reducing maternal mortality.

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  • Free health care for unauthorised immigrants in LA

    Sonia Narang

    October 23, 2015 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles has a new model for affordable health care aimed at the 400,000 immigrants in the area without legal status or insurance. But not everyone agrees taxpayer money should fund the program.

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  • This Solution To Poverty In Slums Needs To Be Rapidly Replicated

    Devin Thorpe

    October 21, 2015 |

    Forbes |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: South Africa, Port Elizabeth

    In South Africa, the extreme gap between rich and poor is the root cause of cyclical poverty, and those living in slums face particularly high barriers to education, healthcare, and quality of life. The Ubuntu Education Fund is using a comprehensive approach that includes sustainable investment in community leadership and infrastructure, a cradle-to-career household stability service, and a dexterous, community oriented approach to helping break the cycle of poverty.

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  • The Brave Young Doctors of Sierra Leone

    Amy Maxmen

    September 16, 2015 |

    PBS NOVA |

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    Response Location: Sierra Leone, Freetown, Western Area

    King’s Partnership and Partners in Health are outliers in the global health community in focusing on the mentorship of Sierra Leone’s next generation of doctors. The country has a profound need for more medical experts.

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