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How Kaduna Women Finance Their Healthcare Through Recycled Wastes

Ibrahim U

May 29, 2022 |

Daily Patriot |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

SOSOCARE Healthcare Insurance provides low-income women with health insurance in exchange for recyclable wastes, which they convert to hedge funds to pay for the insurance expansion. The insurance offers different levels of coverage, with the basic one guaranteeing coverage of basic illness treatments for diseases such as malaria and typhoid, including in-patient hospital recoveries, for the women and their families.

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Tribal Pharmacy Dispenses Free Meds and Fills Gaps for Native Americans in the City

Katherine Huggins Julia Mueller

May 24, 2022 |

KFF Health News |

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Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Mashkiki Waakaa’igan Pharmacy provides Native American patients with their prescriptions for no out-of-pocket expenses and provides culturally-conscious care.

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Succour for Nigerian Persons with Albinism

Laz Eze

May 19, 2022 |

TalkHealth9Ja-TV |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria

The Albino Foundation in Nigeria connects people with albinism to hospitals and government funding for expensive skin cancer treatments.

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Tackling the supply side of the EMS shortage

Alex Sakariassen

May 18, 2022 |

Montana Free Press |

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Response Location: United States, Missoula, Montana

To combat the EMS shortage exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, a collaboration between a college and emergency services department is working to train paramedics by providing students access to high-end facilities, instructors, and experiences. Similar programs have popped up around the country, specifically in rural areas where the EMS shortage is even more apparent.

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Forth Hope: La esperanza navega por el río Ucayali

Ramiro Escobar La Cruz

May 17, 2022 |

El País |

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Response Location: Peru

En el fondo de la Amazonía peruana donde no llegan fácilmente los médicos, el barco Forth Hope lleva curación, alivio, vacunas y prevención. Desde el año 2002, ha visitado y ayudado a millones de personas con apoyo médico, odontólogo, psicólogo y obstétrica.

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Black Men Heal delivers mental health to Black men in Philly and beyond

James Peterson

May 16, 2022 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Black Men Heal provides access to mental health treatment and resources to men of color. The organization offers eight free therapy sessions to Black men who fill out an application to qualify for the program and are then matched with therapists of color. Black Men Heal has provided 1,295 free sessions so far and has graduated its 10th cohort of patients, 75% of whom are staying in therapy.

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Young Nigerians are tackling the stigma of mental health

Ogar Monday

May 10, 2022 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Cross River

Having seen first-hand the impact of colonial-era laws and lack of access to professional help on her struggle with depression, Elizabeth Ita founded the non-profit Stilt NG. Since 2019, it has trained 25 young volunteers familiar with mental health struggles themselves to create awareness on mental illness, reduce stigma, and encourage help-seeking behavior for other youth in the community.

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How Violence Interrupters Help Brooklyn Heal

Chip Brownlee

May 06, 2022 |

The Trace |

Documentary |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The Kings Against Violence Initiative places intervention specialists at hospitals to prevent future violence and help trauma patients get back to their daily lives.

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Finding affordable mental-health care getting easier with reforms, new programs

Julie Mack

April 30, 2022 |

MLive.com |

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Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

New Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics provide mental health services to all residents with a diagnosed mental health condition. Fees are based on income and insurance coverage, using a sliding scale discount program to help remove the financial barriers that often prevent those in need from seeking care.

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How Lifespan's Partners in Caring program is changing the perception of older adults with dementia

Natalia Rodríguez Medina

April 20, 2022 |

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |

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Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

The Partners in Caring Respite program pairs volunteers with people in the early stages of cognitive neurological disorders — like dementia — to offer care and companion programs, allowing them to build relationships and provide respite for family caregivers. Partners in Caring has expended to four counties across the state, serving over 400 families with its 70 on-call volunteers.

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