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  • How Nigeria's Biggest Party Made HIV Testing Cool

    March 17, 2025 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Calabar, Cross River

    The Wise Up Campaign works to increase HIV testing rates and reduce transmission of the disease through educational efforts and connecting with young people, a particularly high-risk group, to spread awareness and connect them with necessary resources. Since forming, the campaign has reached over 500,000 young people with HIV counseling and testing, as well as condom distribution, and has even trained several young volunteers to continue spreading the message to their peers.

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  • Deposit before Treatment: The Initiative Standing in the Gap for Cashless Patients

    March 06, 2025 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The Health Emergency Initiative (HEI) responds to health emergencies and pays for medical bills for those who can’t afford them, helping ensure they’re not turned away from the hospital. HEI currently supports 78 hospitals across 12 states, and has intervened in 3,750 emergency road and home accident cases, paying medical bills for 33,500 patients.

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  • How to have better sex

    February 18, 2025 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

    In an effort to combat cultural stigma, misinformation and harmful behaviors, several groups and individuals are emerging to teach women about sexual health, pleasure and overall wellness, particularly in rural areas where information is sparse.

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  • Infectious Diseases Prevention: The Transformative Power of a Community-led Initiative in Lagos

    February 03, 2025 |

    BONews |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    DRASA Health Trust trains community members to be health champions, teaching them skills to prevent and control the spread of infectious diseases. Between March and April 2024, the group trained 2,089 people. As a result of their education initiatives, DRASA Health Trust saw a 43.2% increase in residents’ understanding of infectious diseases, as well as the implementation of prevention strategies and better hygiene protocols for both businesses and individuals.

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  • Direct primary care cuts out insurance companies. Could it gain traction under Trump?

    February 03, 2025 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

    Direct primary care clinics offer more affordable healthcare and direct access to doctors without added costs or long wait times. Though direct primary care isn’t a replacement for traditional insurance, it makes healthcare — including doctor visits, medications and even X-ray imaging — more accessible and affordable, particularly for those who can’t afford or qualify for traditional coverage.

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  • Miami Community Responders Work to Ease Mental Health Crises

    January 31, 2025 |

    MindSite News |

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    Response Location: United States, Miami, Florida

    Dream Defenders takes hotline calls and calls from law enforcement asking for outreach workers to intervene on crisis calls. Teams consist of mental health and medical specialists, as well as an experienced crisis counselor trained in de-escalation tactics, aiming to respond to crisis calls with more care and empathy.

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  • Frontline health clinics adapt to climate challenges with assistance from a free resource

    January 13, 2025 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Sanford, North Carolina

    The Climate Resilience for Frontline Clinics Toolkit was developed to help healthcare providers prepare for and respond to climate-related emergencies. The toolkit offers guidance on patient communication, disaster preparedness and environmental health risks. The toolkit was created in collaboration with Americares and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, with co-development from free clinics and community health centers serving low-income and uninsured patients.

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  • NC addiction treatment programs partner to reduce maternal deaths from substance use

    January 09, 2025 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: Holy See (Vatican City State), North Carolina

    Six programs throughout the state, including the SUN Project and Project CARA, are working to provide support to pregnant mothers navigating a substance use disorder. With support from the North Carolina Perinatal Substance Use Disorder Network, the programs share best practices for treating perinatal substance use and expand access to treatment. Project CARA alone serves more than 200 patients each year.

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  • The City That Wiped Out $100 Million in Medical Debt

    January 08, 2025 |

    Next City |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

    The city government of St. Paul, Minn. partnered with Undue Medical Debt, a nonprofit organization that buys up and forgives personal medical debt. Leveraging pandemic relief funds, the city was able to forgive more than $100 million in medical debt through the partnership.

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  • Idea: Open Health Hubs, One-Stop Shops for Addiction Recovery

    December 23, 2024 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Health engagement hubs like Washington state’s Buprenorphine Pathways connect people with prescriptions for methadone and buprenorphine to help treat addiction. In addition to medication and a syringe-exchange program, the hub also connects patients to social services, taking a more holistic approach to addiction treatment.

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