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Nigerian Medical Students' Association: Active Citizenship for Health Improving Malaria Prevention and Treatment Awareness

Chibuike Alagboso

April 11, 2022 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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Response Location: Nigeria

Different chapters of the Nigerian Medical Students’ Association came together to form the National Malaria Elimination and Sensitisation Project or NMESP in 2021 wherein 433 of their members volunteered to carry out outreach work. They collaborated with local churches, youth groups, and the local health centers to reach the community. In 46 days, they had spread malaria awareness in about 38 communities and tested 523 people with Rapid Diagnostic Test kits. They also prescribed medications, and distributed free repellents and insecticide-treated mosquito nets.

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Ugandan Mothers Honor Call to Donate Breast Milk, Save Preterm Babies at First Human Milk Bank

Rhonet Atwiine

April 09, 2022 |

Solutions Now Africa |

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Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

The human milk bank at St. Francis Hospital opened in 2021 and is the first of its kind in the country. About eight mothers donate breast milk to the bank each day, which is then used to provide the necessary nutrients for the health and development of pre-term babies and those fighting illnesses.

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Small town, big numbers

Rachel Sun

April 07, 2022 |

The Lewiston Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Elk River, Idaho

The Clearwater Canyon Pharmacy helped organize an easily accessible COVID-19 vaccine clinic in a rural, elderly town, increasing its vaccine status to 75%, an unprecedented number in the area.

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'Forever Chemicals,' COVID And Results From A New At-Home PFAS Test

Julie Watts

March 31, 2022 |

KOVR-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States

A first-of-its-kind at-home test can detect PFAS levels in the body with a finger prick. Also known as forever chemicals, PFAS are linked to various health concerns.

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To save lives, midwives mix Mayan heritage with Western medicine

Megan Janetsky

March 29, 2022 |

National Geographic |

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Response Location: Guatemala

Indigenous midwives in rural areas of Guatemala help pregnant women with limited access to healthcare give birth in an effort to prevent maternal and infant deaths.

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Saving mothers and babies is a thankless task

Sanket Jain

March 29, 2022 |

New Frame |

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Response Location: India

Female community health workers, or Ashas, are the link between the healthcare system and pregnant women in rural areas of India. Among many other tasks, Ashas provide maternal healthcare education, look after pregnant woman, and refer women at risk to hospitals with better facilities to give birth.

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Anti-vax preachers and the race to vaccinate South Sudan

Seyi Rhodes

March 27, 2022 |

Unreported World |

Documentary |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: South Sudan

Crown Agents is an international development organization working to get people vaccinated against COVID-19, despite vaccine shortages and misinformation from anti-vaxxers.

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Take this cash and call me in the morning

Julia Hotz

March 24, 2022 |

The Boston Globe |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Health professionals today routinely help patients access support services, like food and income assistance, that are crucial for their mental and physical health. Organizations, like Health Leads, have stepped in to manage some of this support. They encourage doctors and social workers to “prescribe” resources like food, and volunteers help by managing the logistics of things like transportation or application assistance.

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On Kashmir's border, health workers fight Covid vaccine battles

Aliya Bashir

March 17, 2022 |

The Evening Standard |

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Response Location: India, Kashmir

In an effort to fight misinformation and vaccine hesitancy, teams of healthcare professionals travel door-to-door in rural communities where vaccination rates are low and COVID cases are high.

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‘Chipping away at barriers': Nurse practitioners filling primary-care gap

Mary-Kay Whittaker

March 15, 2022 |

Healthy Debate |

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Response Location: Canada, Ontario

Nurse practitioner-led clinics in Ontario, Canada, are open for same-day appointments to care for people without a primary health-care provider and decrease the number of emergency-room patients.

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