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Fighting malaria in the remote reaches of Cambodia

Fred de Sam Lazaro

January 11, 2019 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV Programs |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Cambodia, Pailin

A pilot program in western Cambodia is taking a coordinated, localized approach to decreasing cases of malaria in remote, hard to reach areas. The U.S.-funded program called the President’s Malaria Initiative operates on two levels: rapid detection and reporting as well as training and paying local residents to detect, treat, and educate their communities about the parasite. The hyper-local approach helps receive buy-in and trust from residents, who are often fearful of officials coming into their towns.

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With search for Alzheimer's drugs failing, tech firms try to offer solutions

Casey Ross

January 10, 2019 |

STAT |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

With little progress made on a successful treatment for Alzheimer's and prices for monitored care and medications rising, several technology companies are focusing on better ways to manage care. Through tactics such as virtual reality, robotic animals and facial analyzation, these companies are trying to both better serve the patient as well as support the families.

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Sharps Kits, Syringes and Solidarity

Sierra Webster

January 10, 2019 |

Eugene Weekly |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

Many health care facilities that supply needles don't have the proper training or experience to work with trans-identified people that are undergoing hormone therapy. To help address this gap in care, an education and advocacy nonprofit in Eugene, Oregon acts as a hub for the community's clean needle exchange needs.

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How Vancouver is saving addicts' lives

Jeremy Cooke

January 08, 2019 |

BBC |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

Rather than treat opioid users like criminals, Vancouver has deemed it a public health crisis. The city, especially its downtown east side, witnessed 1,500 deaths in just one year from opioid use. Its approach is unique and multi-pronged – making Narcan, an overdose antidote, available to everyone, opening safe injection sites, and having a police presence – without arrests – on blocks where using remains high.

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How Rwanda's Catholic clinics struck a contraception compromise

Ryan Lenora Brown

January 02, 2019 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Rwanda

Cooperation between state public health and religious institutions expands access to family planning resources for women. In areas of Rwanda where the Catholic Church operates some of the only healthcare centers, the Rwandan government has circumvented the prohibitive cost of building new facilities by partnering with the Church. Although the Catholic institutions refuse to provide access to birth control, they have agreed to refer women to small governmental health clinic outposts that supplement the Church’s care by distributing birth control.

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Zimbabwe: Solar Cures Energy Ills At Zimbabwe's Power-Short Clinics

Jeffrey Moyo

December 24, 2018 |

All Africa |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Zimbabwe, Harare

Solar power systems and panels are being installed at health centers across Zimbabwe. In a country with common electricity shortages, these solar power systems ensure there are lights, refrigeration, and working machines to treat patients.

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It takes a community to educate a child at Lynn Middle School

Sylvia Ulloa

December 18, 2018 |

New Mexico In Depth |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Mexico

At Lynn Middle School in New Mexico, local partners have joined together to bring social services, such as wi-fi, clothes, food, and health clinics, to students and their families on the school's campus. Advocates argue that these extra services offered are not in fact "extras" but instead essential components to a quality education.

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Set It and Forget It: How Better Contraception Could Be a Key to Reducing Poverty

Margot Sanger-Katz

December 18, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Delaware

Delaware has a new statewide program to ask women of childbearing age if they are planning on getting pregnant in the next year during a primary care visit and to discuss birth control options if the answer is no. The goal of these discussions is to decrease the amount of unintended pregnancies and as a result increase women’s body autonomy and decrease medical spending.

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In Rwanda, zippy drones deliver quick fix, but gloss over deeper needs

Ryan Lenora Brown

December 18, 2018 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Rwanda, Muhanga

Drones complement emergency health services in poorly connected regions. Across Rwanda, where the state of infrastructure poses an ongoing structural challenge, drones are making emergency deliveries of blood possible. By partnering with a Silicon Valley tech firm, the Rwandan government has supplemented its healthcare services. With drones involved in some 20 percent of blood deliveries, the work of the Zipline pharmacy raises further questions about the short term and long-term challenges facing Rwanda’s infrastructure.

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Mandera, Isiolo step up war against maternal deaths

Nasibo Kabale

December 17, 2018 |

Business Daily |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Mandera, Mandera County

Two regions within Kenya, Mandera and Isiolo, have made significant strides in reducing their rate of maternal mortality cases. Both counties employed similar tactics, such as improving facility quality, increasing the number of healthcare workers, and training local community volunteers to advocate for ante-natal care. Among other metrics, Mandera now records 588 deaths per 100,000 live births (down from 3,795), and Isiolo now has 57 facilities (up from 47) to make healthcare more accessible.

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