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  • Au bord du fleuve Congo : la maladie du sommeil en voie d'éradication

    April 30, 2021 |

    France Culture |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Le Congo-Kinshasa est le pays le plus touché par la maladie du sommeil : chaque année, plusieurs centaines de personnes sont piquées par la mouche tsé-tsé. Faute de traitement, ces malades sont voués à la mort, mais de récents progrès ont permis des avancées thérapeutiques majeures. Mais au Congo, l’action de la DNDI (initiative pour des médicaments contre les maladies négligées) est en passe de l'éradiquer.

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  • How Senegal stretched its health care system to stop Covid-19

    April 28, 2021 |

    Vox |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Senegal

    Senegal limited COVID-19 cases in the pandemic’s first year using an existing infrastructure built from dealing with Ebola outbreaks. Coordinated emergency response teams quickly expanded testing capacity across the country and positive cases were required to quarantine in hotels or health centers, where Red Cross volunteers staffed the beds, rather than at home. Village health workers, who were trusted community members, educated people on how to respond to the virus, helped reduce the stigma of the virus, and urged people to follow the strict social distancing, masking, and quarantining rules.

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  • Non-profit grocery store Jubilee Market in Waco fills a gap for affordable, nutritious food

    April 28, 2021 |

    Dallas Free Press |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Waco, Texas

    A community-based grocery store is bringing nutritious and affordable food to residents in Waco, Texas. Jubilee Market is located in an economically disadvantaged neighborhood which previously lacked a grocery store. The store’s success has inspired a similar project in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas.

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  • Mongolia Tackles Cleaner Water

    April 27, 2021 |

    Global Press Journal |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Mongolia, Erdenebulgan, Arkhangai Province

    A new wastewater treatment plant in Mongolia is cleaning up its water so it doesn’t cause environmental problems or poison livestock and herders. This is one of the first treatment plants built under the country’s national project to modernize its facilities. Tests of the byproduct have confirmed that the water is 93 percent clean and the smell is virtually gone. Building and operating these plants is expensive, but new ones have opened, and the government plans to finish the project by 2022.

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  • How vaccination became 'hip' in the '50s, thanks to teens

    April 27, 2021 |

    National Geographic |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    In the 1950s, the National Institute for Infantile Paralysis launched a nationwide public health campaign to encourage teenagers to receive the polio vaccine. Tactics included interviewing and recruiting teenagers to be spokespeople to better frame messaging around vaccine hesitancy and make the act of getting the vaccine "cool."

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  • A Program in Detroit Provides Urgently Needed Care for Caregivers

    April 27, 2021 |

    WTVS-PBS |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Daybreak is a respite care program that offers daytime services for people with Alzheimer’s and dementia. The affordable alternative to long-term care facilities provides seniors a place to go during the day where they can engage in activities that stimulate their minds. It also gives caregivers a needed short-term break from the oftentimes stressful and emotional work of care giving, to focus on their own needs and obligations. The programming ranges from exercise programs to music and art therapy. The staff also provides direct support to the caregivers, helping connect them to available of resources.

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  • Cleveland's Black Churches Host Vaccine Clinics To Protect Their Flock

    April 23, 2021 |

    ideastream |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Ohio

    Black churches in Cleveland are transforming into vaccine clinics during the coronavirus pandemic to help get shots into the arms of those who have had trouble accessing a vaccine appointment. The sites have largely reported that of the 2,700 people who have received their first dose through the initiative, the vast majority of the shots they've administered have gone to Black people.

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  • Bridges to understanding: Linkaut is an Italian dad's project to help his son with Autism

    April 22, 2021 |

    News48 |

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    Response Location: Italy, Rimini

    An organization in Italy, spearheaded by a father who has a child with autism, is working to train local businesses how to recognize, react, and serve families who may have a member in their party with autism. Although not all companies have expressed interest in the program, 120 businesses and services across Italy have signed up to participate in the training so far. The Covid-19 pandemic has halted some of the training aspects, but the organization has found additional opportunities to educate partner businesses in the meantime.

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  • In Vermont, Isolating Inmates Kept Covid at Bay, but at a Price

    April 21, 2021 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    Vermont is the only state where no people incarcerated in prison died of COVID-19 in the first 12 months of the pandemic, and its infection rate is relatively low. The prisons took steps that other prison systems either didn't try or didn't do soon enough, including universal testing at least six times over the year; strict isolation of newly admitted prisoners for 14 days; occasional lockdowns of up to a month; early releases from prison; and keeping corrections officers housed separately from the community. The isolation measures hurt people's mental health, including one suicide and one attempt.

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  • From Prison To Plate: One Organization's Approach On Food Sustainability

    April 20, 2021 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Monroe, Georgia

    In a community with a food insecurity rate of 11%, Walton Wellness provides dozens of families with a steady supply of fresh produce grown by volunteers incarcerated at the county jail. The program aims to go beyond simply addressing hunger by educating the community, including school children, about healthy eating.

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