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Affordable and Accessible Health Care Remains an Issue in Nigeria, but Atayase Initiative Devises a Means, Helping the Underserved Age Groups

Usman Aliyu

May 24, 2023 |

BONews |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

The Atayese initiative makes healthcare services more affordable and accessible for underserved age groups including young children, pregnant women and elderly people. The initiative launched in 2013 and runs clinics and hospital services in several states and communities where they’ve provided treatment to hundreds — in some areas, thousands — of patients.

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"Not everyone needs a psychologist, but everyone should know how to help themselves and others:" Kyiv Resilience Center teaches how to cope with trauma

Olga Stukalo

May 24, 2023 |

Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ukraine

The Stress Resilience Center provides critical workers — like doctors and law enforcement — opportunities to learn psychological self-help skills. The goal is to equip the public with psychological wellness skills to prevent the number of people who need to seek psychological help from getting too high. Amidst the war, the Center also provides individual and family therapy for those experiencing loss, burnout and those with loved ones in the military.

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Bashir Fistula Foundation Provides Care and Support to Ailing Women

Rachael Roberts Dara Cyril Funmilayo Oso- Kunmolu

May 23, 2023 |

KAFTAN TV |

Broadcast TV Programs |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

The Bashir Fistula Foundation provides healthcare and connections to necessary medical resources to women suffering from obstetric fistula. Most all surgeries to cure the condition are fully paid for through partnerships between the Foundation and other organizations and medical centers. So far the Foundation has funded more than 100 surgeries.

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Burner phones, aliases, code words: How secret networks help women circumvent Honduras' abortion ban

María Verza Ginnette Riquelme

May 20, 2023 |

Associated Press |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Honduras, Tegucigalpa

Amidst abortion bans, secret networks of volunteers are working to provide those living in areas with strict abortion bans access to abortion pills to ensure safe access to abortion through burner phones, aliases, code words and helplines. Activists ensure those in need get the medication they need at an affordable price, while maintaining confidentiality.

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Yobe State: Striving for universal health coverage, accountability still a challenge

Baba Machina

May 16, 2023 |

Social Voices |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Yobe

The Citizens-Led Tracking Campaign bridges the gap between the implementation of the Basic Healthcare Provision Funds and the effective delivery of healthcare by sending citizens — called community champions — out on the grassroots level to track healthcare funding and ensure everyone who is eligible takes advantage of the care. Through the community champions’ efforts, 32,000 low-income and vulnerable individuals have been enrolled in the program.

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5 steps, fast: This plastic sheet and pouch can stop thousands of women from dying after giving birth

Zano Kunene

May 15, 2023 |

Bhekisisa |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: South Africa

To address maternal mortality, drapes with volume markings are being used to manage life-threatening bleeding after birth. The drapes collect the blood and are marked with measurements so healthcare workers can monitor blood loss and interfere and provide care before it’s too late. The drapes were tested in 78 hospitals throughout the country between August 2021 and the end of 2022 and allowed healthcare workers to interfere with excessive bleeding in time for 90% of patients.

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Richland County Drug Court provides an alternative to incarceration

Katie Ellington

May 13, 2023 |

Richland Source |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

The Richland County Drug Court allows low-level, non-violent offenders to participate in an intensive treatment program in lieu of incarceration. To graduate from the program, participants must complete treatment, pay all court fees and fines, avoid new charges and, if possible, get a job. The program has had 21 graduating classes since forming in 1997 and research shows it reduces recidivism rates and saves taxpayer dollars.

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LGBTQ elders risk aging in isolation. A nonprofit is trying to change that.

Naina Rao Justice Marbury

May 12, 2023 |

New York & Michigan Solutions Journalism Collaborative |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Michigan

The Michigan LGBTQ+ Elders Network (MiGen) works to provide aging LGBTQ+ adults with necessary healthcare, like long-term care facilities. The Network also offers culturally responsive training for adult care providers.

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Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment, a game changer in community maternal health care

Polycarp Ochieng

May 04, 2023 |

Lake Region Bulletin |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Migori County

Non-pneumatic Anti-shock Garments (NASG) are emergency garments used during cases of post-partum hemorrhage that save women’s lives by compressing blood vessels to reduce excessive blood loss. Currently, there are 498 NASGs distributed across several counties and the use of the garment has resulted in a 38% reduction in the maternal mortality rate.

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Ryan House solves unmet needs of children with life-limiting sickness

Lauren Kobley Sierra Alvarez Hailey Forbis

May 01, 2023 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

Ryan House is one of three pediatric hospice homes in the United States and provides respite, palliative care and hospice to children with life-limiting illnesses. Staff at Ryan House focus on creating positive experiences and memories, while simultaneously supporting family members and connecting them with other families that share in their experiences. To date, Ryan House has helped more than 1,000 children and their families.

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