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Catholic leaders battle against free birth control in the Philippines

Sonia Narang

January 22, 2015 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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Response Location: Philippines

In the Philipines, contraception has been hard to find resulting in many parents without money to feed their children, unsafe abortions, and poor maternal health. A new reproductive law aims to change this by allowing contraception in clinics to help women take control of their reproductive systems.

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Looking a Dangerous Disease in the Mouth

David Bornstein

October 30, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: New Zealand, Wellington

Tooth decay affects children from all backgrounds, but it’s concentrated among low-income and rural populations, who have the most difficulty accessing and affording dental care. One approach gaining momentum in the United States to extend access to underserved groups is based on an idea that was pioneered in New Zealand 93 years ago, and has been adopted in more than 50 countries - the idea is to train “dental therapists,” who, like dental hygienists, work under the supervision of dentists, but who can also drill teeth and perform non-complex extractions.

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For some, prenatal care is a community affair

Shuka Kalantari

June 18, 2014 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Latin American women in San Francisco have suffered from post-partum depression, social isolation, and chronic stress at the time of their pregnancies. Run by midwives, the Centering Pregnancy program at the San Francisco General Hospital provides patient-centered care, an environment to speak in Spanish, and a nurturing community for women’s group appointments. The results boast fewer c-sections and pre-term births, and an improvement in emotional support and overall prenatal health.

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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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In S. King County, an extraordinary effort to bring better health

Abigail Higgins

April 25, 2014 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

In S. King County, Wash., the organization Global to Local identified Seattle's ironic status as being a global-health center but having an increasingly unhealthy populace. Global to Local pointed local citizens to a variety of services, using a "connect the dots" approach to treatment.

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Making a Medicine as Easy to Find as a Can of Coke

Sarika Bansal

July 03, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Zambia

A project to take advantage of Coca-Cola’s famous global reach designed a kit of basic medicines that fit in between Coke bottles. But it turned out that what it needed to be copying wasn’t Coke’s package delivery, but it’s investment in the people in its supply chain.

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Inside Denmark's 'fixing rooms', where nurses watch as addicts inject in safety

Daniel Boffey

May 04, 2013 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

In Copenhagen's fixing room, drug addicts are able to take intravenous drugs through the supervision of nurses. The room provides a clean environment with sterile needles that can be disposed of. Since it opened, there were 36,000 injections, accounting for 350 syringes being used a day, and 1,000 regular attendees. “The philosophy is that we can't change people, people can change themselves and we can be there when they want to change."

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A Hospital Network With a Vision

Tina Rosenberg

January 16, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: India, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Twelve million people are blind in India, and are robbed of their livelihoods as a result. A hugely successful chain of cataract hospitals in India helped its business by treating half its patients for free.

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The Family Doctor, Minus the M.D.

Tina Rosenberg

October 24, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Delphi, Indiana

Thousands of clinics in America have no doctors. The primary care providers are nurse-practitioners – and their results are as good or better than that of the doctors.

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For Many, a Life-Saving Drug Out of Reach

Maia Szalavitz

September 22, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drug overdoses are the leading cause of injury-related mortality. Naxolone, a drug used to revive overdose victims, is only available by prescription. However, private organizations have distributed Naxolone kits nationally, showing that the drug can save lives when it is more readily accessible.

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