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New HIV viral load test launched, results in one hour

John Muchangi

July 24, 2018 |

The Star Kenya |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

The M-Pima kit is a quick, easy to use device to accurately measure the HIV load in a blood sample. With this tool, clinics lacking in technology or staff expertise don't have to send samples to places with these resources, but rather can use the kit to obtain the same information in an hour.

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The transformative power of giving young women cash

Dan Kopf

June 21, 2018 |

Quartz |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Malawi

Research, and the evidence from global development campaigns in multiple countries, shows that cash transfers to women can help women to gain more freedom in choosing sexual partners, decrease HIV transmission, and decrease domestic violence. However, the short term cash transfers show proof of short term impact -- for longer term success, greater amounts that allow for greater investment might be necessary.

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New Hampshire syringe programs: 'Meeting people where they're at'

Shawne K. Wickham

May 19, 2018 |

New Hampshire Union Leader |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Rochester, New Hampshire

Hand Up Health Services is a syringe services program that provides clean needles to addicts, also known as “needles exchange” programs. The program is only one of two in New Hampshire. While there's a lot of stigma behind these types of programs, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions shows that “ people who inject drugs are five times more likely to enter treatment if they connect with an SSP.”

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Everyone is welcome: the only gay hangout in the Arab world

Saeed Kamali Dehghan

May 17, 2018 |

The Guardian |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Lebanon, Beirut

From giving refuge to offering makeup sessions, Helem is an umbrella for some of Lebanon’s most marginalised people

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Harm Reduction

Nico Rossi

May 12, 2018 |

Temple University |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Kensington, Pennsylvania

Hepatitis C along with other communicable diseases are often contracted through dirty needles, but programs in Pennsylvania are trying to reduce the spread through awareness and education as well as safe-needle exchanges. These approaches all put the person first in an attempt to meet people where they're at in the recovery while also providing help instead of punishment or shaming.

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How one magical pill saved our lives and our marriage

Angela Oketch

April 24, 2018 |

Nation Africa |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya

Pre-Pre-exposure prophylaxis, called PrEP for short, is an HIV drug that “stops the virus from entering cells and replicating. This prevents HIV from establishing itself and the person remains HIV-negative.” It’s also been key to keeping discordant couples together, or couples where one person is HIV negative, and the other is positive.

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URMC artist in residence fights stigmas with portraits

Rebecca Rafferty

April 04, 2018 |

City Newspaper (Rochester) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

Painter and performance artist Charmaine Wheatley creates portraits with the goal of humanizing people with parts of their life that are misunderstood or stigmatized by others. For the “Humanizing is Destigmatizing” project, Wheatley is an artist in residence at the University of Rochester Medical Center creating portraits of people with HIV and mental health diagnoses.

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Exchange of Ideas: Needle Exchanges Grow To Meet Threats From Opioid Crisis

Mary Meehan

March 30, 2018 |

Ohio Valley ReSource |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Kentucky

Sharing stories about addiction brings stakeholders together. With the cost of prevention being much lower than the cost of treating outbreaks disease and overdoses, advocates for needle exchanges have sought to open more centers in Kentucky. Despite initial opposition from the Bourbon County community, groups like the Recovery Warriors have succeeded, by holding meetings and sharing experiences, to ultimately pass a motion to open the county’s first needle exchange.

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This Woman Is Single-Handedly Eradicating Child Marriage from Malawi

Abigail Haworth

March 19, 2018 |

Marie Claire |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Malawi, Dedza District

Since beginning office Senior Chief Theresa Kachindamoto, tribal ruler of the Dedza District in central Malawi had one mission: To end child marriages. “In 2017 alone, the chief annulled some 200 child marriages in her district. During her 14-year reign, she has terminated the marriages of roughly 2,600 child brides and helped the girls finish their education, often by subsidizing their school.”

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'The magic of cinema': the club supporting older people with HIV

Sophie Goodchild

February 21, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: England, London

While treatment has stabilized the physical health of people living with HIV/AIDS, their diagnosis can be isolating and—for people over 50–the death of friends during the 80s and 90s may lead to increased social isolation. To provide a social activity among a group of peers, the Silver Surfers Club was founded in London offering screenings of classic films for people with HIV diagnoses.

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