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  • How building toilets helped Embu county manage Cholera Part 2

    Brian Malila

    January 31, 2023 |

    90.3 County FM |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya

    Ili kukabiliana na ugonjwa wa Kipindupindu, zaidi ya kuhimiza wakaaji kujenga choo, kaunti ya Embu pia inaelimisha wanakijiji kutumia choo na kukuwa wasafi kupitia wanafunzi, viongozi wa vijiji na madaktari wa nyanjani. Kupitia mbinu hizi idara ya afya imeweza kupunguza kesi za kipindupindu.

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  • How breast milk banks could avert the next formula crisis

    Sushma Subramanian

    January 30, 2023 |

    National Geographic |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

    Amidst the ongoing formula shortage, breast milk donations to milk bands are helping hospitals care for vulnerable newborns. Milk banking started in Brazil in the 1980s, and today the country runs 228 of the 750 milk banks around the world.

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  • How building toilets helped Embu county manage Cholera PART 1

    Brian Malila

    January 30, 2023 |

    90.3 County FM |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya

    Uchimbaji wa vyoo na kuelimisha jamii kuhusu umuhimu wa kujenga na kutumia vyoo kumesaidia kuangamiza ugonjwa wa kipindupindu kaunti ya Embu.Idara ya afya inatumia madaktari wa nyanjani wakujitolea kuelemisha watu umuhimu wa kujenga na kutumia choo kwa njia nzuri.Wanahakikisha kuwa kila boma limejenga angalau choo kimoja.

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  • Mental Health: How Nigerian Students are Getting the Support They Need

    Olayide Oluwafunmilayo Soaga

    January 27, 2023 |

    The Solutions Paper |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Ilorin, Kwara

    The Renovaré Mental Health Initiative fills the mental health care gap with peer counseling and trains students on how to provide basic counseling and mental health aid, which increases access to important mental health care services. Since its inception, the initiative has trained over 100 peer counselors. It has also organized various seminars to educate people on the consequences of not treating mental illnesses.

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  • Responding to the call - EMS in rural Minnesota

    Amanda Anderson

    January 24, 2023 |

    Pioneer PBS |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Elbow Lake, Minnesota

    Emergency medical services in rural Minnesota are dealing with staffing and funding shortages by creating new systems that allow them to work together to respond to calls and are more flexible with where volunteers need to be located.

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  • Prevention on air: An initiative is deploying behavioural change communication to tackle hepatitis

    Johnstone Kpilaakaa

    January 24, 2023 |

    Social Voices |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Jos

    The One Liver radio program shares information on hepatitis screening and preventative lifestyle changes and hosts Q&A sessions with medical experts about the condition. The program reaches over 20,000 listeners each week and helps connect listeners with medical outreaches to get screened and vaccinated.

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  • Strawberry Week addresses period poverty, battles inflation

    Rae Daniel

    January 24, 2023 |

    KSHB-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    The nonprofit Strawberry Week Society is tackling period poverty in Kansas City, Missouri, by providing free menstrual products to organizations that help those in need.

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  • Society for Family Health: Leveraging Digital Platforms to Train Family Planning Service Providers

    Chibuike Alagboso

    January 16, 2023 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Enugu

    The Society for Family Health developed a digital learning curriculum that intends to improve the knowledge base and train healthcare providers on how to properly administer hormonal IUDs. The digital training is available on the global learning platform Kaya and has proved to not only be more convenient and accessible, but is also more cost effective than traditional, in-person training.

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  • ‘A lifeline': mental health camps bring peace of mind to thousands in rural Assam

    Anne Pinto-Rodrigues

    January 13, 2023 |

    The Guardian |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Assam

    The Ant, or Action Northeast Trust, is a rural development organization that provides low-cost psychological support and treatments to those in need. The Ant works with psychiatrists who provide their services at discounted rates and sources generic drugs from a non-profit to provide care on a monthly basis at 25 locations throughout the region. Since it began in 2007, The Any has treated more than 8,000 patients.

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  • These queer organizations are providing free binders to people in New Brunswick

    Maddy Mahoney

    January 13, 2023 |

    Xtra |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Saint John, New Brunswick

    The LGBTQ2S+ organizations Chroma N.B. and QT Fatties work together to provide free chest binders to New Brunswick residents.

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