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In Quick Response, Mali Thwarts an Ebola Outbreak

Donald G. McNeil Jr.

November 10, 2014 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Mali, Kayes

When a case of the Ebola disease struck a little girl in Africa, health officials in Mali collaborated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization to contain the illness and quarantine people. The episode also has changed social customs and expanded sanitation procedures so that more people are aware of how to keep themselves healthy.

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How Nigeria defeated Ebola

Calestous Juma

October 31, 2014 |

The Guardian |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

The media could help countries still affected by Ebola by focusing on Nigeria, where they defeated the virus through effective public institutions that protected the public interest, such as rejecting cash but accepting much needed health workers.

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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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800-1500 Words

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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Ebola outbreak: How Nigeria is beating the killer virus

David Shukman

October 16, 2014 |

BBC |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

A nightmare scenario of Ebola raging unchecked among millions of slum-dwellers in Africa's largest city has given way to a rare example of a victory over the virus.

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On AIDS: Three Lessons From Africa

Tina Rosenberg

July 31, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

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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Malaria Prevention, With Both Reward and Risk

Amy Maxmen

June 25, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Mali, Bamako, Koulikoro

After ongoing trials and successes for preventative measures toward malaria, experts have now reversed their support for them. In what remains an ongoing threat, especially to children, new interventions, like the combination of multiple malaria drugs, are being tried, tested, and showing promise.

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The Abstinence Method

Maryn McKenna

June 17, 2014 |

Modern Farmer |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Netherlands, Beers

Dutch farmers are saying no to antibiotics for livestock. The Netherlands is in the midst of a high-stakes, government-mandated experiment: Can large-scale meat production succeed without routine use of antibiotics?

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The Fight Against Fake Drugs

Tina Rosenberg

June 04, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

In many poor countries, counterfeit medicines are an enormous problem. A quarter-million malaria deaths each year might be prevented if the patients were treated with real drugs instead of fake ones.

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Twenty Buses a Day: The High Stakes Race to Create a Global Cholera Early Warning System

Osha Gray Davidson

March 18, 2014 |

Earthzine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Switzerland, Geneva

Though individual treatments are cheap, cholera is costing the third world countless lives. Using modern technology, researchers work to exterminate it and other curable diseases.

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An ointment could save up to half a million newborns a year – and it costs 20 cents

Sonia Narang

March 17, 2014 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu, Central Region

Studies show that a single application of the antiseptic chlorhexidine, an affordable medicine, can reduce the risk of death among newborns by about 25 percent. In Nepal, where 20,000 newborns die every year, the medicine has revolutionary potential.

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