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  • This Pilot Program Is Supporting Tribal Food Sovereignty with Federal Dollars

    The Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations’ (FDPIR) Self-Determination Demonstration Project distributes food to tribal nations by allowing them to buy food from vendors within their own communities.The Project serves an average of 48,000 people each month, providing healthy, culturally relevant foods to low-income tribal members.

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  • "Online Doctors" Filling Health Sector Gaps In Nigeria

    iWello is a telemedicine startup that provides medical consultation, diagnosis, and treatment at a significantly reduced cost — less than one dollar — to those who can’t afford or accommodate a visit to a traditional doctor’s office.

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  • Moving Through the City Can Be Dangerous for Indian Women. Can These Apps Help?

    The Woloo mobile app helps women locate and access clean and hygienic restrooms at restaurants and cafes. The app partners with 10,000 restaurants and cafes across 50 cities that allow women to use their restrooms free of charge. “Hygiene officers” from the app also evaluate the restrooms to ensure their clean and suitable for use. There are currently about 1,200 certified restrooms on the app and 30,000 users.

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  • Rapid Diagnostic Test Is Helping Nigerians Fight Malaria, But There's A Problem

    With rapid diagnostic tests, Nigerians with malaria symptoms can get a quicker diagnosis at a lower cost, especially in regions where lab-based testing is not available. The tests have made it easier to get a diagnosis in places where malaria is prevalent, but many Nigerians still don't know the tests are an option or choose to self-medicate due to lack of trust in the local health system.

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  • In Cameroon, Poor People With Severe Albinism-related Skin Disorders Get Free Treatment

    Albicare for Cameroon works to fight cancer and provide palliative care to cancer patients and their families. The organization offers free skin cancer treatment, and operations, as well as educational services and consultations to those with albinism. Since its launch in 2020, Albicare has reached about 300 people living with albinism and performed 30 skin cancer operations.

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  • How YAFODA is tackling drug abuse in northern Nigeria

    The Youth Awareness Foundation on Drug Abuse rehabilitates and reintegrates drug abusers back into society and works to sensitize youth to the dangers of drug abuse. YAFODA’s programming has been recreated in 14 other states and has since rehabilitated thousands of individuals.

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  • Texas invested millions in mental health after 2018 shooting — Here's how it's working

    The state-funded Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium provides mental health care and resources to more than 300 school districts, with one goal of preventing mass shootings. Programs like in-school behavioral telehealth appointments make care more accessible to children who are identified as in-need

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  • Why In-Home Dialysis Is Becoming A More Popular Option In Hawaii

    As the prevalence of chronic kidney disease increases, the number of dialysis clinics are multiplying. To eliminate the barriers some patients meet when traveling to a physical clinic, at-home dialysis provides patients with easier, more accessible treatment options. Following the uptick of at-home patients, dialysis companies like Fresenius Kidney Care have seen their rates of at-home patients increase dramatically.

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  • Decongesting Nigerian correctional facilities through Technology

    Headfort Foundation provides free legal services to people who can’t afford lawyers. Through their app, Lawyers NowNow, users can access free legal advice and get connected to pro bono lawyers. The group of all-female lawyers work exclusively with people who do not have the resources to hire lawyers, especially those that have been victims of police brutality or wrongfully incarcerated. The group has worked on over 1,000 cases in three years and secured the release of almost 300 people in that time.

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  • States add early voting, and women could benefit — but it's complicated

    Legislation passed across many states allows early in person voting, which reduces wait times and makes voting more accessible for hourly workers and caregivers, many of whom are women.

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