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  • Market Center Providing Safe Breastfeeding Space

    August 04, 2022 |

    Sasa Radio |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya

    Kaunti ya kisumu na shirika la kijamii la Kidogo limejenga kituo cha kina mama kuingia na kunyonyesha watoto wao katika soko la Kibuye. Kituo hicho kinatoa mazingira mazuri na tulivu ya kina mama kunyonyesha watoto wao. Mama anapofika katika kituo hicho, kuna mhudumu wa afya anayeshika mtoto ili mama aoshe mikono, kisha apewe kiti akae anyonyeshe mtoto. Pia kuna jokovu la kuhifadhi maziwa ya mama kwa walio na maziwa mengi na wengetaka kukamua.

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  • After a series of medical issues, Tarrant County Jail hired this nurse to advocate for inmates.

    August 03, 2022 |

    Fort Worth Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Texas

    Texas’ Tarrant County Jail has a medical liaison that uses her master’s degree in forensics nursing to advocate for people who are incarcerated and in need of medical care.

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  • How BFF is reintegrating obstetric fistula patients back into society

    July 28, 2022 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

    The Bashir Fistula Foundation (BFF) provides free surgeries to remedy obstetric fistula, as well as rehabilitation services to integrate patients back into society. Since the organization was formed in 2018, approximately 98 women have benefitted from free surgical intervention.

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  • Breast, Cervical Cancers: Touring Team's Approach Protects Low-Income Nigerian Women

    July 27, 2022 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ota, Ogun State

    A medical outreach group called Quinta Health offers breast and cervical cancer screenings to women free of charge. Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women globally. Quinta Health uses a strategic outreach plan to reach low-income community women in need of screening and trains medical professionals to provide the tests in surrounding cities.

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  • El poder de la esperanza, el poder de los pares en la atención a la salud mental

    July 21, 2022 |

    Second Wave Michigan |

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    Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

    El Recovery Institute of Southwest Michigan, Inc., usa un método que se llama apoyo entre pares (emparejando personas con experiencias similares) para ayudar el proceso de recuperación. El Recovery Institute ofrece grupos, clases, reuniones individuales y reuniones sociales, y su también participan en actividades de divulgación en la comunidad. En los últimos años, el Recovery Institute ha atendido a miles de personas.

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  • Bridge: The technological innovation reducing delays in breast cancer diagnosis

    July 19, 2022 |

    Daily Trust |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    The Bridge app helps reduce delays in accessing breast cancer diagnosis and improves health outcomes for women in rural areas. The app provides health workers with information on symptoms to look out for and how to perform exams in hopes to promote early breast cancer detection.

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  • Crucial but underpaid, Michigan home care staff face inflation now, too

    July 18, 2022 |

    Bridge Michigan |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    Direct care workers, including certified nurse assistants and home health aides, provide personal care to help aging or disabled individuals remain independently at home. There are approximately 165,000 of these workers across the state that serve more than 100,000 families with daily activities like bathing and meal preparation.

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  • Winning the Fight Against Female Genital Mutilation in Cross River State

    July 18, 2022 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Agwagune, Cross River

    The Center for Social Value and Early Childhood Development works to fight the harmful traditional practices of female genital mutilation by sending teams to visit communities and engage with community and religious leaders to raise awareness of the harmful effects of the practice. Since forming, their efforts have prevented over 500 female circumcisions.

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  • Collaborating To Save Women's Lives At Child Birth: A Case Study of Emewe-Opada

    July 17, 2022 |

    Nigerian Pilot News |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Emewe-Opada, Kogi State

    A rural community that struggles to access emergency healthcare is working together to reduce maternal mortality during childbirth by pooling resources, funds, and expertise to provide care at a community-run clinic. Since beginning their efforts, mortality has been reduced by 40%.

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  • When healers need help: Recovery programs for health care workers offer specialized care

    July 16, 2022 |

    Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    Centers like Brattleboro Retreat are emerging to provide specialized recovery programs for healthcare workers battling addiction. Programs offered are similar to those at standard recovery centers, except here healthcare workers are surrounded by their professional peers, allowing them to find community and express vulnerability.

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