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  • From Sri Lanka to China: What India can learn from the world about combating dengue, malaria

    January 07, 2020 |

    Earth Journalism Network |

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    Response Location: Sri Lanka

    India is facing a significant uptick in cases of dengue and malaria, but Sri Lanka and China are providing models to combat the increase. Although both countries used different approaches, the main takeaways include creating an early warning system, collaborating across sectors, and determining which cases originate locally or are from migration.

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  • Water for wildlife: Catchments prove lifesavers across Arizona

    December 24, 2019 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Peoria, Arizona

    Catchments are a manmade way to make water more easily accessible for animals. In Arizona, the Game & Fish Department oversees about 3,000 water catchments. Since 1940, the technology has vastly improved, leading to over 1.5 million gallons of water delivered to catchments since 2018 alone, which makes a significant impact in “providing life-sustaining water.”

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  • Flint's Water Crisis Spurs Other Cities To Remove Lead Pipes

    December 23, 2019 |

    WBEZ |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    As cities and states across the United States begin to remove lead water pipes, some communities are looking for cost-effective ways to fix them because of the risk of contaminated drinking water. Three cities in the Midwest have started the process and have used innovative ways to raise the funds to replace the aging service lines, which could be a model for other cities like Chicago to follow.

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  • Lessons in the Fight Against AIDS

    December 16, 2019 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

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    Response Location: Thailand, Bangkok

    There are six countries that have reached "90–90–90" targets meaning, "90 percent of people with HIV in a country know their status, 90 percent of those diagnosed are on treatment, and 90 percent on treatment are virally suppressed." The solutions that have worked for these countries, like cross-sector partnerships and evidence-based prevention campaigns, are now models for regions still fighting to reduce rates.

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  • 'Big Sisters' ride to rescue of Nepali child brides

    December 11, 2019 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Surkhet

    Support and counseling from trusted volunteers empowers young women to stay in school and out of child marriage. In Nepal, the Sisters for Sisters program was the result of a governmental effort to reduce child marriages. Volunteers, many of whom were child brides themselves, help fight stigma and cultural pressures by leading discussions with young women on topics like sexual health and life choices.

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  • How Do You Solve A Problem Like Lead Pipes? Lessons From Cities Getting It Done

    December 07, 2019 |

    WBEZ |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Gary, Indiana

    Chicago has thousands of miles of lead pipes supplying water to homes and business, and they all need to be replaced because of the risk of contaminating drinking water. Although this task is difficult, three other cities in the nation have projects underway that are providing a model for Chicago to consider.

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  • Dirt floors can kill you. This graduate might have a solution.

    December 05, 2019 |

    National Geographic |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Rwanda

    Stanford University graduate Gayatri Datar founded a nonprofit called EarthEnable that aims to rid the world of dirt floors. EarthEnable sells an earthen floor covered with an environmentally friendly varnish at a cost less than a concrete floor. To date the organization has installed more than 4,400 floors, and customers and the Rwandan government love them.

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  • Tunisia launches a state-sponsored sex-education program, a rarity in the Arab world

    December 05, 2019 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: Tunisia

    Tunisia is rolling out a biological and religious-based sex education program in elementary and middle schools. It is the first state-sponsored curriculum of its kind in an Arab nation.

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  • Ending the age of AIDS: What the U.S. can learn from Namibia

    November 29, 2019 |

    The GroundTruth Project |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Namibia

    In Namibia, a combination of data analysis and a community-centered approach are helping to reduce the rate of HIV infections and increase awareness around prevention methodologies. The approach has been so successful, that cities in the U.S., such as Atlanta, are considering how to implement similar strategies.

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  • In Addressing HIV, the U.S. Has a Lot to Learn From Namibia

    November 29, 2019 |

    Time Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Namibia

    There are over one million people in the United States living with HIV, reaching a crisis level in states such as Georgia; however, countries like Namibia are offering lessons for how to tackle the problem. By offering a community-centered approach that addresses underlying issues like poverty and lack of access to education, the country has seen a significant decrease in new diagnoses.

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