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  • World in Progress: Medellin's war on dengue-carrying mosquitoes

    May 16, 2019 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Colombia, Medellín

    The world mosquito program works across countries to reduce the mosquito's ability to transfer the dengue virus. As part of this international program, scientists in Medellin, Columbia have been breeding mosquitos in a lab that are injected with a bacterrium before being released back into the wild. Since starting this experiment, cases of dengue have drastically decreased.

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  • Isolate, trace and respond: How a new emergency operations centre has improved outbreak response in Kebbi

    May 13, 2019 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Kebbi

    Local public health infrastructure makes monitoring and responding to epidemic outbreaks possible. In Nigeria’s Kebbi state, The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) operates Public Health Emergency Operation Centers (PHEOC), which serve as local nodes in the country’s battle against infectious disease. Each PHEOC coordinates with a local committee of leaders in identifying, isolating, and treating cases of infectious disease.

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  • The roar of military jets triggers a crusade for quiet

    May 13, 2019 |

    High Country News |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Forks, Washington

    In an effort to decrease noise pollution in natural spaces across the country, Quiet Parks International is seeking to certify wildlife places that are noise-free. Using data collection, the organization is able to measure the noise level in places like the Hoh Rainforest in Washington, and if it falls within a certain parameter, give it the official certification. Doing so not only raises awareness of the effects of noise pollution, but attracts tourists with similar values.

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  • Kids In America Are Missing School Because They Can't Afford Toothpaste And Tampons

    May 09, 2019 |

    The Huffington Post |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Maynardville, Tennessee

    A lack of access to basic personal hygiene necessities will hinder anyone's everyday life, but it especially impacts children that have to attend school where they are often bullied because of it. To provide these children with a better educational environment, teachers are implementing "hygiene closets" that are stocked with items such as soap, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and tampons.

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  • How Rwanda could be the first country to wipe out cervical cancer

    May 07, 2019 |

    Mosaic Science |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Rwanda

    Rwanda has launched a community and health driven campaign in order to put a stop to the spread of cervical cancer by educating women about the HPV vaccine. Driven largely by dispelling myths and providing accurate information focused on the vaccine's role in mitigating against cancer, the country has now achieved over 90 percent vaccination rates for girls.

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  • How stricter vaccine laws spared California from a major measles outbreak

    May 06, 2019 |

    Los Angeles Times |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    The only way to eliminate a communicable disease, such as measles, is to achieve herd immunity, but due to recent anti-vaccination campaigns, the vaccination rate fell so low that the measles resurfaced in the U.S. To combat the contagion from getting worse, California enacted laws that prohibited people from choosing not to be vaccinated.

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  • Another face of drug addiction

    May 06, 2019 |

    El País |

    Photojournalism |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Central African Republic, Abidjan

    To increase awareness and proactive medical treatment for women drug users in Ivory Coast, the NGO Doctors of the World launched a callout for volunteers to hold workshops that would help improve body care, well-being and self-esteem. One workshop that came out of this was a photographic project that offered the women "another vision of their body, their face and themselves," while also testing the participants for tuberculosis.

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  • Tiny Branson has plenty of water. But like other small rural delivery systems in Colorado, it must find a way to meet new state standards.

    May 06, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Branson, Colorado

    Innovation is the key to resilience. In Branson, Colorado, the community of only 55 residents and with volunteer town council has taken on the massive task of bringing its water system up to compliance with the Colorado Department of Health. Because the state and federal government did not have the specific resources to assist Branson, the community turned to a locally developed, innovative water filtration system and an unorthodox funding campaign to pay for it.

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  • Pomůžu ti zažít slast

    May 02, 2019 |

    Finmag |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Czech Republic

    Sexualita lidí se zdravotním postižením je v Česku tabu. I oni ale mají erotické touhy a potřebují sexuální prožitky. Situaci se v posledních letech snaží měnit spolek Freya, který vzdělává zájemce o práci sexuálních asistentů a asistentek. Ti pak pomáhají lidem s hendikepem cítit se lépe ve vlastním těle. Ukazují jim, jak jim v tom může pomoct sexualita, erotické pomůcky nebo různé typy dotyku. Služba klientům nabízí šanci naplnit základní lidské potřeby a zažít potěšení. Lidé, kteří sexuální asistenci využívají, říkají, že jim pomohla formovat sebevědomí i psychické zdraví.

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  • The Town That Extended ‘Smart Growth' to Its Water

    April 30, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Westminster, Colorado

    Haunted by a 1962 drought in the town of Westminster, Colorado, the city's planners now incorporate water data in their planning processes to ensure that they never face the same sourcing issues again. By breaking down the silos between its water management and planning departments, the town has figured out how to manage its finite water resources, even in the face of a ballooning population. Now, other towns are following suit.

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