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  • Towards Cancer Elimination in Africa: Is Rwanda the Example to Follow?

    Lydia Atieno

    January 10, 2023 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    After two years of activity, the National Vaccination Program against Human Papillomavirus (HPV)  reached over 90% vaccination coverage. Following the success of the vaccination program, a low-cost screening program was launched. With more vaccinations and screening for early detection, 2,575 HPV vaccines were administered, 62,468 women and girls were screened, 5,563 people were treated for pre-cancerous lesions and 1230 cases of cervical cancer were diagnosed in 2021.

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  • Cancer treatment is a burden too heavy, but an NGO is coming to the rescue

    Promise Eze

    January 04, 2023 |

    BONews |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The Foundation for Cancer Care is a non-profit that works to increase access to cancer care for those who can’t afford it, as well as cancer prevention efforts. The Foundation offers free cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment. So far, the Foundation has conducted over 4,000 free cancer screenings and trained over 1,500 medical professionals in various areas revolving around cancer care.

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  • NoScar: how Ukrainians are helped to get rid of scars of war

    Viktoriia Hubareva

    January 03, 2023 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine

    The NoScar initiative unites volunteer doctors from all over the country to provide free cosmetic surgeries to those with scars due to the ongoing war. There are more than 40 plastic surgeons providing the procedures and together they’ve served 30 patients, as well as soldiers.

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  • What can be learnt from an NGO committed to overcoming childhood cancer?

    Amina Gambari

    December 29, 2022 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The Children Living With Cancer Foundation works to expand healthcare access for children with cancer through philanthropic efforts like its annual Walkathon, which fundraises to pay the medical expenses for children in the program. Along with expanding access, the organization also creates a sense of community for sick children and their families, having helped 300 children so far.

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  • Prof's slaying, other stressors spike U of A mental-health-care demand

    Madi Kingsbury

    December 24, 2022 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    As the number of students seeking mental health support increased, the University of Arizona’s Counseling and Psych Services increased the number of students it’s able to see — up to about 1,500 students a month — as well as the number of staff — from about 40 people in 2019 to 70. This staffing increase makes it easier for more students to access care. The center also provides options for students who struggle with the cost of mental health services.

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  • Hospital and a home: Uganda shelters offer a lifeline to cancer patients

    Dan Ayebare

    December 23, 2022 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

    The Uganda Cancer Institute placed a tent and mattresses outside of their Kampala hospital as a free shelter for cancer patients and their families. Before the shelter, patients who could not afford transportation to and from hospital visits were sleeping outside in the elements which reduced their chances of recovery.

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  • Union Health Plan Provides Much-Needed Safety Net

    David Bacon

    December 15, 2022 |

    Capital & Main |

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    Response Location: United States, Salinas, California

    The Robert F. Kennedy Farm Workers Medical Plan makes healthcare for union workers more affordable and accessible, providing workers with a much-needed safety net. The RFK plan covers about 3,000 members of the United Farm Workers — which consists of about 7,500 people, including spouses and children.

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  • What Germany's Coal Miners Can Teach America About Medical Debt

    Noam N. Levey

    December 14, 2022 |

    Kaiser Health News |

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    Response Location: Germany, Puttlingen

    Germany, like the U.S., has a largely private healthcare system that relies on private doctors and private insurers. Like Americans, many Germans enroll in a health plan through work, splitting the cost with their employer. But Germany strictly limits how much patients have to pay out of their own pockets for a trip to the doctor, the hospital, or the pharmacy, making medical debt practically nonexistent.

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  • Rising death rate: group takes fight against malaria to high-burdened rural Nigerian communities

    Abdulrasheed Hammad

    December 12, 2022 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Danja, Katsina

    To help address rising death rates caused by malaria, the Society for Family Health distributes insecticide nets to residents in rural communities for free and educates them on the importance of using them to protect against malaria-causing mosquito bites. The group has distributed 122.5 million nets between 2009 and 2021 and also provides diagnostic testing for malaria and advocates for more investing from government officials to address the disease.

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  • This trailblazing clinic is helping trans people in Brazil get the healthcare they need

    Andre Aram

    December 08, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro

    The João W. Nery Outpatient Clinic provides medical and transition-related care for the area’s trans community. The Clinic provides patients access to social workers, psychologists, endocrinologists, nurses, and general practitioners who help patients get prescriptions for hormones, referrals for gender-affirming surgery, and advice on legally changing their names, all of which are offered for free.

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