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  • Ebola: How Nigeria and Senegal stopped the disease ‘dead in its tracks'

    Geoffrey York

    October 19, 2014 |

    The Globe and Mail |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    When the Ebola virus struck Nigeria and Senegal the governments of both countries took several steps to prevent an outbreak. Both countries responded to the first reported case quickly, traced all of the people that the patient had come into contact with prior to diagnosis and monitored them twice daily for signs of the virus. This public health campaign aimed to dispel fear and educate communities on prevention of Ebola.

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  • The Power, and Process, of a Simple Solution

    Amy Yee

    August 14, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Khulna, Khulna Division

    With the creation of oral rehydration solution, diarrhea can be treated by inexpensive, homemade remedies. O.R.S. has undeniably helped Bangladesh make big strides in improving child health in recent decades thanks to thoughtful, systemic implementation, and it is now distributed by UNICEF in more than 60 countries.

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  • On AIDS: Three Lessons From Africa

    Tina Rosenberg

    July 31, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    Three African countries are successfully reducing the transmission of HIV through treatment and education, surpassing many developed countries in reducing cases. Although each is unique, the key lessons include using comprehensive, community-based approaches and strategies that involve collective action.

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  • The Power to Cure, Multiplied

    David Bornstein

    June 11, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New Mexico

    Project ECHO - driven by a single doctor with a cause - pulled together a team of specialists to develop a model that combines technology with collaborative care and careful patient tracking to help cure for diseases spread to patients around the world through community healthcare agents, as opposed to only specialty centers. This kind of "disruptive innovation" is effectively working to demonopolize health care knowledge and access, and lends to a health system capable of meeting today’s soaring demands for care.

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  • Las Vegas tries new tactic to improve city's notorious healthcare

    Noam N. Levey

    June 07, 2014 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

    Many people in Las Vegas lack access to quality health care centers and providers, and often end up having illnesses that go undiagnosed. Clinics try a personal approach and high-tech system to track, improve health of residents by focusing on the uninsured and the sickest.

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  • One Hospital Tells Bronx's Sick: You Call Us, We'll Call You

    Amanda Aronczyk

    June 03, 2014 |

    WNYC |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Hospitals in New York improve healthcare quality and reduce medical costs by staying in frequent contact with patients requiring frequent or long-term care. Montefiore's Accountable Care Organization pulls in care providers from across the medical and social spectrum to improve patient health while curbing expenses.

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  • Hawaii's trailblazing healthcare underscores disparity

    Noam N. Levey

    April 05, 2014 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Honolulu, Hawaii

    Though in the past Hawaiians were dying fast from infectious diseases, today they are among the healthiest people in the world due to universal health care for all.

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  • The Himalayas' Hidden Hunger

    Cathy Shufro

    April 01, 2014 |

    Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Sitapur

    In Nepal, a nation of farmers, undernutrition leaves children stunted and at lifelong risk. A nationwide survey aims to track this problem and use a comprehensive approach to tackle it.

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  • What makes a community healthy?

    Noam N. Levey

    March 09, 2014 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

    Two poor communities have contrasting approaches to the overwhelming healthcare needs in their regions. One takes a collaborative approach to medicine, creating better outcomes for residents, especially those of low-income, receiving treatment.

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  • Riverside Med Center drastically cuts infection rates

    Stephanie O'Neill

    January 31, 2014 |

    Southern California Public Radio (KPCC) |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Pasadena, California

    Infection rates - once kept private by hospitals - are now public record in 32 states, California included. This new transparency - coupled with Medicare now docking payments to hospitals that don’t meet quality measures - is prompting innovation at many hospitals with high infection rates.

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