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  • How an Imo Community Solved a Major Water Crisis

    December 21, 2021 |

    Nigeria Info FM |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Isieke

    The community of Isieke has taken water purification into its own hands by installing a borehole to access clean water. The initiative has led to cleaner water and a reduction of ailments associated with the consumption of dirty water.

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  • How a Mayor Helps Keep Abuja Clean

    December 02, 2021 |

    Nigeria Info FM |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

    Volunteers are cleaning up Abuja while advocating for the government to fulfill its sanitation responsibilities. A radio personality galvanized volunteers through a call to action that it became clear that trash is blocking drainage, contributing to flash floods and affecting the quality of life for residents of the city.

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  • My husband is HIV-positive while I'm negative, but our love remains strong

    November 30, 2021 |

    Nation Africa |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Kenya

    Public hospitals across Kenya offer Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PreP), pills for free to people who are HIV negative but are with HIV positive partners, as long as that person has an undetectable viral load. In Siaya County alone, 84,000 people are receiving the pills, which must be taken daily, and it has significantly reduced the HIV incidence there. Counseling and educational outreach are also part of the public health campaign to stop the spread of HIV to those without the virus and their future offspring.

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  • How Puerto Rico became the most vaccinated place in America

    November 26, 2021 |

    Vox |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Puerto Rico

    Political cooperation and an infrastructure of existing relationships and trust built by NGOs and community leaders during Hurricane Maria and a devastating 2019 earthquake allowed for a quick public health response to COVID-19 focused on prevention and vaccination. All trusted public figures, across political backgrounds, advocated wearing masks and getting vaccinated. As a result, Puerto Rico achieved the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate among all other U.S. state or territory. It also had among the lowest Covid-19 death rates since the start of the pandemic.

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  • Sex workers in Uganda rally to end spread of HIV through condom distribution and sensitization

    November 24, 2021 |

    Metro FM 90.8 |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Uganda

    The WOMAN ORGANISATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY (WONETHA) provides free condoms to sex workers in Uganda to end the spread of HIV. The group distributes about four to five million condoms to regional centers. Everyone can access the free condoms simply by request, without facing stigma or discrimination. The group also carries out “sensitization” campaigns that teach sex workers how to practice safe sex and feel empowered to require condom use among clients. They also work with health care systems to address discrimination and social stigmas that sex workers often face when seeking health care.

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  • Slow But Steady Progress: Inside Nigeria's Effort To End Open Defecation

    November 19, 2021 |

    Prime Progress |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria

    In 2012, the federal government and the United Nations created the Rural Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion in Nigeria (RUSHPIN). Through this partnership, they were able to engage community leaders, get them to mobilize, and organize community meetings. Six years later hundreds of communities gained an "Open Defecation Free" status, going from 47 million to 38.4 million people who engage in open defecation.

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  • How Vermont Is Winning the COVID Vaccination War

    November 11, 2021 |

    USA Today |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    A centralized communication and record keeping system, along with ensuring convenience for the largely rural population, led Vermont to the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate nationwide. The centralized system keeps track of data and provides consistent guidance. Trusted messengers, like first responders, local pharmacists, and nonprofits like the Association of Africans Living in Vermont, provide culturally competent information that eases hesitancy. Along with mass-vaccination events, house calls and pop-up clinics at small businesses and local events made getting vaccinated convenient and comfortable.

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  • From Heaps of Garbage, Lagos Improves on Waste Disposal, Sanitation

    November 10, 2021 |

    This Day Live |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The Cleaner Lagos project works to clean up the state, aiming toward maintaining a clean and healthy environment at all times. From waste management services to incentivized waste sorting and stricter regulations, the project has helped to reduce the spread of diseases caused by poor sanitation across the state.

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  • How Malta Became a COVID-19 Overachiever

    November 05, 2021 |

    The Inoculation |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Malta

    The island of Malta fully vaccinated 90% of the population over the age of 12 against COVID-19 relatively quickly. They quickly vaccinated the most vulnerable in the population, including the elderly and healthcare workers and sent mobile clinics to where the population was. This, along with an effective media campaign that answered questions and dispelled misinformation, was particularly important in getting people, especially young people, vaccinated. A nationwide culture of trust in doctors was very important in the vaccination success.

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  • How Baltimore Escaped the Worst of Covid-19

    November 01, 2021 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    The city of Baltimore escaped the worst of COVID-19 with high vaccination rates, high rates of health coverage, and strong support from political leaders who cooperated across ideological lines. Medicaid expansion helped achieve relatively high health insurance rates. Officials were also a bit more and cautious in reopening businesses and schools and relaxing mask requirements. The city didn’t escape the death and illness seen during the pandemic, but for these reasons it fared better than comparable areas.

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