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  • Deposit before Treatment: The Initiative Standing in the Gap for Cashless Patients

    March 06, 2025 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The Health Emergency Initiative (HEI) responds to health emergencies and pays for medical bills for those who can’t afford them, helping ensure they’re not turned away from the hospital. HEI currently supports 78 hospitals across 12 states, and has intervened in 3,750 emergency road and home accident cases, paying medical bills for 33,500 patients.

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  • Direct primary care cuts out insurance companies. Could it gain traction under Trump?

    February 03, 2025 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

    Direct primary care clinics offer more affordable healthcare and direct access to doctors without added costs or long wait times. Though direct primary care isn’t a replacement for traditional insurance, it makes healthcare — including doctor visits, medications and even X-ray imaging — more accessible and affordable, particularly for those who can’t afford or qualify for traditional coverage.

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  • AttackAgainstAsthma: An initiative tackles Nigeria's asthma crisis on college campuses

    December 09, 2024 |

    Prime Progress |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Ibadan, Oyo State

    The Attack Against Asthma initiative uses crowdfunding initiatives to purchase inhalers that are then distributed to university students with asthma. Since launching in 2023, the campaign has distributed over 700 inhalers in the country’s southwest region and has even extended support to people who aren’t students if they can provide proof of need.

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  • An organisation deploys strategic storytelling to transform lives in rural Nigeria

    November 05, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Calabar, Cross River

    The Bonnicare Foundation garners support and funding for people in need of education, healthcare and economic empowerment through visual storytelling on social media. This approach helps humanize the challenges people are facing, encouraging those with the means to donate. With the funding they’ve received through social media donations, the Bonnicare Foundation has helped pay the school fees for more than 1,000 primary and secondary school students in rural areas.

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  • FG's funding initiative is transforming healthcare access in Niger State

    November 01, 2024 |

    CrispNG |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Niger

    The Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF) provided by the federal government is increasing healthcare access for vulnerable populations by renovating dilapidated hospitals and improving access to reliable medical services and resources like medications and potable water.

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  • These Alabama Workers Were Swamped by Medical Debt. Then Their Employer Stepped In.

    September 19, 2024 |

    KFF Health News |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

    The PhiferCares Clinic and pharmacy offers its employees and their families free healthcare and prescriptions. Phifer, a global manufacturing company, opened the clinic five years ago as a way to prevent medical bills from driving coworkers into debt and keeping them from retirement. This no-cost access to healthcare has helped 90% of Phifer employees hit their retirement goals, up from about 75% five years ago.

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  • This city is hailed as a vaccination success. Can it be sustained?

    September 15, 2024 |

    Associated Press |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Louisville, Kentucky

    The Louisville school system is working to fill the vaccination gap among youth by establishing vaccine clinics at nearly all 160 schools, particularly those where immigrant students who are behind on their vaccinations are starting school. Since implementing these clinics, the vaccination rate during the last school year increased by 4%.

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  • How One Company Gamified Health Insurance

    September 05, 2024 |

    Tradeoffs |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Maryland

    A game called “Benefit Builder,” developed by the head of human resources at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, helped employees collaboratively develop equitable company-wide health insurance plans. Gamifying the process helped boost employee buy-in and morale.

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  • Schools are providing access to doctors and therapists before, during and after the school day

    August 16, 2024 |

    WSLS-TV |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Roanoke, Virginia

    A partnership between Hazel Health and the local school district is bridging the gap between students and mental and physical healthcare by providing therapy and telehealth resources before, during and after the school day. Care is provided without any necessary out-of-pocket costs and from November 2023 to June 2024, Hazel Health provided 630 therapy sessions to students across 25 schools.

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  • Virginia's pregnant women must travel farther as the maternity care crisis grows. Doulas are stepping in to fill gaps.

    August 13, 2024 |

    Cardinal News |

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    Response Location: United States, Virginia

    Birth in Color's doulas are filling the maternity care gap as rural labor and delivery rooms close, disproportionately impacting people of color. Doulas provide physical, emotional and informational support before, during and after childbirth, and advocate on the mother’s behalf. Doula care leads to improved birth outcomes and lower rates of C-sections, and in April 2022 doula services were added under the state’s Medicaid program.

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