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In Niger, 'Friends Of The Poor' Fights Child Marriage, Helps HIV/AIDS Patients Pursue Their Dreams

Victor Akuma

August 26, 2022 |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Minna, Niger

Friends of the Poor Foundation in Africa is a localized version of Friends of the Poor, a nonprofit in the U.S. that provides funds, food and medicine to those in need. Friends of the Poor provides HIV/AIDS support groups to help those living with HIV learn to overcome stigma and gain access to antiretroviral drugs.

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Malaria control in Nigeria: Gains, lessons from Kwara Initiative

Usman Aliyu

August 16, 2022 |

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kwara

The Kwara Initiative provides free rapid test kits and treatment for malaria to over 500 public health centers in the state. The initiative also issued the State Malaria Elimination Program, which works to help control cases of malaria in the state. So far, over 5,000 households have benefitted from the free malaria treatment.

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Nigerian Kids With Cerebral Palsy Are Overcoming Discrimination At School, Here Is How

Ekpali Saint

August 12, 2022 |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

The Let Cerebral Palsy Kids Learn foundation trains Nigerian teachers in how to better serve students with the condition, while also educating parents about cerebral palsy and providing support and assistance to place their children in mainstream schools. The organization has placed more than 100 students in partner schools since 2017 and has trained more than 500 parents and teachers.

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‘House of Memories': Making Museums Dementia-Inclusive

Elizabeth Hewitt

August 09, 2022 |

Being Patient |

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Response Location: England

The House of Memories program teaches caregivers of people with dementia tactics based off of museum curation that help boost communication and connection.

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Why Scotland Is Opening a Dementia Center in a National Park

Elizabeth Hewitt

August 09, 2022 |

Sierra Club |

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Response Location: Scotland

The nonprofit Alzheimer Scotland hosts outdoor events in Cairngorms National Park for people with dementia and their families to give them the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors safely.

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How BFF is reintegrating obstetric fistula patients back into society

Sola Abe

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

Angela Umoru

July 27, 2022 |

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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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Corps member's advocacy on dumpsites clearing helped fight malaria in Kwara

Nurudeen Lawal Rahaman Abiola

July 26, 2022 |

Legit.ng |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Ayegbami, Kwara

A public health campaign effectively reduced the incidence of malaria by sensitizing the community to the health risks of dumping waste indiscriminately, providing medical outreach and treatment for malaria, and cleaned up existing waste, which was moved to designated dumpsites.

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A Database Of Donors Is Filling Blood Supply Gaps In Nigeria

Zubaida Baba Ibrahim

July 26, 2022 |

HumAngle |

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Response Location: Nigeria

Haima Health helps fill in a huge void in Nigeria’s healthcare system by providing a large blood donor database across 14 states in the country that links donors to patients in need. Since launching, Haima Health has established the largest database in the country with over 2,000 registered voluntary blood donors.

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A few tablets a day keep rickets away

Judd-Leonard Okafor

July 20, 2022 |

Daily Trust |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

The Hope for the Village Child Foundation provides rickets treatment to children via a daily dose of calcium. Treating rickets allows children to live more comfortably, avoid missing school, and being bullied by their peers. Since the 1990s, about 4,257 children have benefited from the rickets project.

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