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An Island Nation's Health Experiment: Vaccines Delivered by Drone

Donald G. McNeil Jr.

December 17, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Vanuatu

Drones can deliver vaccines and medicines to isolated and underserved areas. The South Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu now relies on drones to distribute vaccines to children in remote locations. Flights by drone are cheaper than boat trips and can reach portions of the volcanic islands otherwise inaccessible with fragile equipment. Partnerships between health ministries, NGOs, and tech companies have already seen drones implemented to deliver vaccines, medicines, and other medical necessitates in countries such as Malawi and Rwanda.

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As access to abortion gets harder in the US, women turn to an online service in the Netherlands

Allison Herrera

December 17, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Netherlands

An online service provides medical consultations and abortion pills to women in countries where abortion is restricted or illegal. Called Women on Web, the service has expanded to the United States where abortion services are often prohibitively expensive when they are available at all.

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Inclusion health: an Irish answer to the homelessness crisis

Jules Montague

December 14, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Ireland, Dublin

In Dublin, the concept of "inclusion health" is helping to prevent the constant cycling of homeless people from the hospital and the streets and making sure that vulnerable populations receive the attention they need to stay healthy. The program aims to address the social and health inequities that leave people sick while also ensuring coordinated care so no one falls through the crack of the system.

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To Treat Babies for Drug Withdrawal, Help Their Mothers, Too

Jocelyn Wiener

December 12, 2018 |

Undark |

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Response Location: United States, Santa Cruz, California

Realizing there was no protocol in place to help pregnant women addicted to drugs or babies born to a mother with an addiction problem, a team of doctors in Santa Cruz created one. From using morphine to treat withdrawal in infants to visiting with mothers before, during and after pregnancy, the varied approaches are showing signs of success through shorter hospital stays, fewer return visits and less reports of child abuse.

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The Joys of Motherhood: Young midwives enabling safe deliveries in Northern Nigeria

Bashar Abubakar

December 11, 2018 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

A new three year program is educating, training, and deploying midwives to six northern Nigerian states. This influx of midwives has helped to ensure safe deliveries as well as provide women with perinatal and antenatal care.

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For One Rural Community, Fighting Addiction Started With Recruiting The Right Doctor

Bram Sable-Smith

December 09, 2018 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Madison

Rural communities need more than medication to deal with the opioid crisis; in one rural region of northern Wisconsin, a specialist doctor is able to prescribe Suboxone, but the programs he advocates for take a more comprehensive approach to addiction services. The initiative includes group sessions and one-on-one support to help rural residents get the care they need.

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How once-vacant sites are becoming hubs for health equity in Michigan

Estelle Slootmaker

December 04, 2018 |

Model D |

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Response Location: United States, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Throughout the Untied States there are many rural areas that do not have quick access to hospitals or other means of healthcare, so some providers are turning to repurposing abandoned buildings into clinics. Focusing on populations that often are overlooked in the health care industry, such as the elderly, homeless or uninsured, these clinics aim to increase health equity amongst all underserved populations.

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Colorado Fire Department Reduces 911 Calls By Helping Frequent Callers

Michael de Yoanna

December 04, 2018 |

KUNC |

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Response Location: United States, Greeley, Colorado

Combining the skills of medical emergency responders, crisis intervention specialists and social workers has had success in lowering the number of 911 calls for a fire department in Greeley, Colorado. Dubbed Squad 1, this goal of this unit is to triage the number of emergency calls coming in in order to allocate and extend resources where they are most needed.

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Scientists develop 10-minute universal cancer test

Ian Sample

December 04, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Australia, Queensland

A new inexpensive and fast procedure can detect the presence of cancer cells in a person’s body. The ease and 90% accuracy rate of this test could make it an effective initial scan for malignant cells detecting cancer earlier.

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In rural Appalachia, can health care become the new coal?

Amna Nawaz

December 03, 2018 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Pikeville, Kentucky

Pikeville, Kentucky, like many towns in Eastern Kentucky, used to be entirely dependent on the coal industry. With the decline of coal, the town has shifted its focus to healthcare. City leaders are hoping investment in the regional hospital system will provide jobs and economic growth.

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