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Covert network provides pills for thousands of abortions in U.S. post Roe

Caroline Kitchener

October 18, 2022 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States

In response to the Supreme Court striking down Roe v. Wade, a covert international network is emerging that provides abortion pills without a prescription to those without access in anti-abortion states. One such organization, Las Libres, has helped terminate approximately 20,000 pregnancies this year.

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In Sierra Leone, this initiative is last hope for some children with life-threatening conditions

Kehinde Ogunyale

October 18, 2022 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Sierra Leone

Volunteers of the Sick Pikin Project raise money for children in need of medical treatment by traveling the streets of Nigeria with postcards about their stories and asking for donations. The program has helped 226 children so far.

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High cost of prosthetics and child amputees' strive for a normal life

Kenneth Olajide Anne Pede Rose Owole

October 13, 2022 |

NewsWire NGR |

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Response Location: Nigeria

The Irede Foundation provides recycled prosthetics and other walking aids for children ages 18 and under with congenital limb deformities, as prosthetics can be extremely expensive. The Foundation also works to empower child amputees to live their lives to the fullest via mentoring and coaching sessions. The Foundation has provided 147 limbs to 103 children since its inception in 2012.

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IDPs access basic healthcare from mobile clinic

Emmanuel Kutara

October 04, 2022 |

Radio Nigeria |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Borno State

The Wassa mobile clinic provides community members with access to healthcare services like childbirth, vaccinations, family planning, and treatment for diseases like malaria and measles. The mobile clinic services are affordable and easy for the community to access, eliminating the need to travel far for care.

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Risking Everything to Offer Abortions Across State Lines

Emily Bazelon

October 04, 2022 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

Aid Access is a telemedicine service that connects people in red states with abortion pills. The goal of Aid Access — and similar nonprofits that have emerged since the overturning of Roe v. Wade — is to ensure that abortion pills are affordable and that the most vulnerable people can access them.

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'No matter the law, no matter the stigma, no matter the cost.' This European network helps people access abortions

Kara Fox

September 28, 2022 |

CNN |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

The Abortion Without Borders (AWB) network is a grassroots organization that helps people from restrictive countries access safe abortions in countries that legally provide them. From December 2020 to December 2021, AWB has helped 32,000 people from Poland access abortions across Europe – an almost six-fold increase from the previous year.

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How Jigawa is transforming its Primary Healthcare with BHCPF

Elijah Akoji

September 24, 2022 |

International Centre for Investigative Reporting |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Jigawa

Basic Health Care Provision Funds allows states that qualify to provide their residents access to quality healthcare. The funds allow states to provide healthcare centers with access to free medicine and treatment. This access to free drugs and treatment along with the deployment of midwives and community healthcare workers has helped to reduce the rates of both maternal and child mortality.

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How Lagos Health Scheme is Enhancing Access to Quality Healthcare Services Among Indigents, PWDs

Blessing Oladunjoye

September 17, 2022 |

The Nation (Nigeria) |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

The Lagos State Health Scheme in Nigeria helps pay health insurance premiums for people with disabilities who may not otherwise be able to afford health care free of charge.

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Osun's Bumpy Road To 'Health For All': Successes, Failures And Lessons

Rasheed Adebiyi Abdulgafar Adebayo

September 15, 2022 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Osogbo, Osun

The Osun Health Insurance Scheme or O'HIS provides affordable healthcare services to residents by compulsorily enrolling residents in the program and deducting a premium from their salary. Since 2018, at least 260,000 citizens have registered for O'HIS and the agency uses Facebook, Twitter and sponsored radio programs to create awareness across the state.

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Paying attention: Boston hospital helps breastfeeding Black moms, babies thrive

Katherine Standish Afi Semenya

September 12, 2022 |

The Boston Globe |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative provides a 10-step approach to hospital-based breastfeeding support in an effort to increase breastfeeding rates and reduce the racial disparities Black women often face during breastfeeding initiation. Breastfeeding has been shown to have a significant impact on a baby and mother’s health outcomes and the breastfeeding medicine clinic is available to anyone who is interested, including Medicaid patients who wouldn’t be able to afford the services otherwise.

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