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  • Feeding Hope: An MSF-Backed Nutrition Project is Giving Malnourished Children a Fighting Chance in Katsina

    December 23, 2024 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kofar Sauri, Katsina

    Médecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) launched a nutrition project in collaboration with the Katsina State Ministry of Health to provide healthcare and support to children suffering from malnutrition. Currently, the organization has four centers throughout the state. Year over year, the centers are seeing an increase in the number of patients, having cared for about 20,000 patients from January 2024 to October 2024 alone.

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  • In Yemen's Refugee Camps, Midwives Fight to Ensure Safe Deliveries

    December 13, 2024 |

    More to Her Story |

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    Response Location: Yemen, Marib

    In displacement camps where medical care is scarce, community midwives are working against the odds to provide safe OB-GYN care and deliveries. An individual midwife can see anywhere from 18 to 50 women a month who struggle to access basic maternal health services.

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  • NM kids can text '988' for free mental health help

    December 13, 2024 |

    Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative |

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    Response Location: United States, Las Cruces, New Mexico

    The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline provides free, 24/7 support for those experiencing a crisis, emotional distress, alcohol or drug concerns, and general mental health struggles. The line can be reached via call or text, instantly connecting the person with a crisis counselor. Since its launch in May 2022, 988 has received 10.8 million calls, texts, and chats, with call volume increasing by 74% in New Mexico alone from 2022 to 2024.

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

    December 09, 2024 |

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    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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  • A mission to deliver hope to Bayelsa's most vulnerable populations

    December 04, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Bayelsa

    Enibo Albert Charity Foundation's multi-faceted approach to humanitarian services aims to empower vulnerable populations in Bayelsa by addressing their immediate needs, promoting education, and fostering community development, all while advocating for a healthier environment.

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  • 2 Months After Hurricane Helene, How Are Impacted Local Organizers Coping?

    December 02, 2024 |

    Truthout |

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    Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

    Aflorar Herb Collective provides herbs to community members in the wake of Hurricane Helene and intense recovery efforts to address high levels of stress, anxiety, insomnia and other mental health struggles. The group uses locally grown herbs and traditional practices to make teas, salves, soaks and other remedies to calm the parasympathetic nervous system and provide a moment of much-needed self-care and rest to those impacted by the storm.

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  • Congress has one month to save a key Medicare benefit

    November 25, 2024 |

    Mother Jones |

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    Response Location: United States

    In 2020, Medicare temporarily expanded its coverage to include telehealth appointments for all specialties, allowing patients to receive care without the added health risk of travel. About one in four telehealth appointments are made by Medicare recipients, and diagnostic accuracy fell between 77 percent and 96 percent during one period studied in 2020.

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  • The Low Impact Gym Slowing the Progression of Parkinson's Disease in Nigeria

    November 20, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The Adewunmi Desalu Parkinson’s Foundation (ADPF) offers personalized care plans and a low-impact gym for people living with Parkinson’s disease. Research shows low-impact exercises and the Rock Steady Boxing practice help improve balance and mobility, helping slow the disease’s progression. ADPF data shows that 90% of participants who adhere to their care plan and practice the exercises see a slower progression of Parkinson’s.

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  • Girls in Rural Uganda Turn to an Organic Solution to Navigate Period Pain

    November 06, 2024 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Mpigi

    She Deserves Uganda provides menstrual hygiene education to young girls and an organic aromatherapy solution to pain from period cramps they call The Cramp Relief Droppers, as a safer and more affordable alternative to traditional over-the-counter painkillers. The group has provided menstrual health education to over 10,000 girls across 50 schools and has distributed over 1,540 units of The Cramp Relief Droppers.

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

    November 05, 2024 |

    Prime Progress |

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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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