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Un village bon samaritain redonne espoir d'une autre vie à ces rejetés

Marthe Akissi

October 24, 2022 |

Radio Côte d'Ivoire |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Côte d'Ivoire, Trinlé-Diapleu

Le centre d’accueil Victor Houali, qui traite des personnes atteintes de maladies mentales, est intégré au village où il se trouve afin que les patients ne soient pas isolés. Les spécialistes du centre forment les villageois qui travaillent comme soignants sur les symptômes psychiatriques, les médicaments, et d’autres outils de traitement, tels que la musique.

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New solutions unveiled to curtail L.A. County's Black infant and maternal death rates

Dan Ross

October 23, 2022 |

Daily Kos |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Universal Basic Income programs like LA County’s “Breathe” provide monthly funds to people in need, some of which include expectant mothers. The state is currently in the process of rolling out more UBI programs aimed specifically at pregnant people to help improve rates of infant and maternal mortality among people of color.

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Hamasa zilivyosaidia wakazi wa Rabai-Kilifi kuepuka homa ya Chikungunya (Part Two)

Ruth Keah

October 21, 2022 |

RadioRahma |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Kenya

Mbinu mbalimbali za kiafya zilitumika kuzuia kusambaa kwa mbu anayesababisha homa ya chikungunya kutoka kaunti ya Mombasa hadi kaunti jirani ya Kilifi.Hamasa hizo zilitolewa na wahudumu wa afya wa nyanjani wa kujitolea katika gatuzi ndogo 4 za Rabai.Ambapo wahudumu walizungukia nyumba kuhakikisha kuwa mazingira ni safi na kwamba hakuna maeneo ya mbu kuzaana.

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The Specialist Squeeze: How to Fix the Shortage of Doctors in the Rural North

Annelise Pierce

October 20, 2022 |

California Health Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Redding, California

In response to the severe lack of physicians, Shasta Community Health Center has increased telehealth services through its telemedicine center, which provides real-time video calls with physician specialists. This short-term solution helps patients get the care they need while lawmakers and work on long-term, financially viable solutions.

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Clients say pregnancy resource centers change lives by supporting life

Anna Wilgenbusch

October 20, 2022 |

The Catholic Spirit |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Little Canada, Minnesota

Pregnancy resource centers like Women’s Life provide support to those dealing with an unexpected pregnancy, including offerings like parenting classes, life coaching, job resources, diapers, and maternity clothes. Some centers also offer medical services like ultrasounds and testing for sexually transmitted diseases and infections.

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Ugandan Health Innovators Show It's Possible to Provide Medicare Under Two Hours

Rhonet Atwiine

October 18, 2022 |

Solutions Now Africa |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Uganda

Healthcare providers in Uganda are turning to telehealth to improve the accessibility of medical care. Patients can speak to doctors over the phone and have samples picked up or medicine delivered straight to them.

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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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800-1500 Words

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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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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Over 3000 Words

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 one of the worst regions to have a baby, southern universities bet big on midwives

Anna Claire Vollers

October 17, 2022 |

Reckon |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Birmingham, Alabama

Nurse-midwifery programs, like the one at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, are working to build a workforce of nurse-midwives in Southern maternal care deserts. Greater demand for midwifery care yields an opportunity for universities to step in and fill that void in the labor force by creating nurse-midwife graduate programs.

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Proyecto de Bienestar Mental

Zinta Aistars

October 17, 2022 |

NEW/NUEVA OPINION |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Fundado por dos recién graduados para ayudar a otros estudiantes hispanohablantes que sentían como extraños, Estruendo usa el apoyo de los compañeros como una intervención eficaz para ayudar con los sentimientos de depresión, el aislamiento y la idea de suicidio.

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