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San Francisco Dedicates More Money to End HIV

April Dembosky

October 29, 2015 |

KQED |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

San Francisco wants to be the first city in the world to reduce its number of new HIV infections and deaths to zero. The city is relying heavily on two initiatives: getting people with HIV into antiretroviral treatment much faster, and expanding use of the HIV prevention pill, Truvada.

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How Creative Expression Can Help Kids With Autism

Nadine Ajaka

October 27, 2015 |

The Atlantic |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Reading, Pennsylvania

The therapists at the Autism Society of Berks County use art and creativity as a way to help kids with autism. Students participate in a class where their illustrations are animated. “The way to unlock any child's brain, autism or no autism, is through using creative expression of some form," says the therapist Maude Leroux.”

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Feature: Giving blind people sight illuminates the brain's secrets

Rhitu Chatterjee

October 22, 2015 |

Science Magazine |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: India, New Delhi

Defying expectations, cataract surgery in Indian children is endowing them with vision—and shedding light on how the brain learns to see.

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San Francisco Is Changing Face of AIDS Treatment

Donald G. McNeil Jr.

October 05, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

The H.I.V. infection rate in San Francisco dropped drastically after the city increased testing and created programs like Rapid, which immediately offer public health insurance, antiretroviral drugs, and personal counselors for people with AIDS.

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How Female Farmers Can Help End Hunger and Malnutrition

Samantha Cowan

October 02, 2015 |

TakePart |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Burkina Faso

By supporting small-scale female farmers, Groundswell International, an NGO, is diversifying diets and combating food insecurity in countries in West Africa.

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The Brave Young Doctors of Sierra Leone

Amy Maxmen

September 16, 2015 |

PBS NOVA |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Sierra Leone, Freetown, Western Area

King’s Partnership and Partners in Health are outliers in the global health community in focusing on the mentorship of Sierra Leone’s next generation of doctors. The country has a profound need for more medical experts.

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Nigeria's polio endgame and a chance to improve struggling routine vaccination services

Nancy Fullman Alexandra Wollum

September 03, 2015 |

On Medicine |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

In light of a study published in BMC Medicine, authors Nancy Fullman and Alexandra Wollum take a deeper dive into Nigeria’s gains against polio and what they could mean for the country’s routine vaccine systems.

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Ebola in Sierra Leone: Hail to the chiefs

The Economist

August 29, 2015 |

The Economist |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Sierra Leone, Freetown, Western Area

Local leaders in Sierra Leone helped curb an epidemic, as foreign agencies encouraged chiefs and traditional healers to get involved. Local involvement created more effective engagement.

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When Prisons Need to Be More Like Nursing Homes

Maura Ewing

August 27, 2015 |

The Marshall Project |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The U.S. prison population is aging, which is costly because older inmates need more care. Some states have responded by creating special wards, having the young inmates care for the old, or building nursing homes.

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Gene Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis

Elizabeth Healey

August 17, 2015 |

Al Jazeera |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United Kingdom

Cystic Fibrosis is a disease that is both debilitating, and previously considered untreatable. Utilizing techniques of Gene Therapy, Doctors in the UK are contemplating new ways to address the disease.

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