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  • SoCal officials unleash sterile mosquitoes in bid to curb disease — with promising results

    May 06, 2025 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Local agencies tasked with controlling disease-spreading organisms are releasing sterile male mosquitoes to help reduce the pest’s population and prevent the spread of dengue. This strategy has decreased the mosquito population by about 82% in parts of Southern California, marking the first time in eight years that the population has declined instead of increased.

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  • The Scramble to Save Rural Health Care From DOGE

    April 21, 2025 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Perry, Alabama

    The Cahaba Medical Care Clinic is a community health center providing care to rural residents in need. Rural areas are often designated as “medically underserved” regions, but Cahaba has helped increase access to affordable care, reduce the county’s infant mortality rate and even created a revolving door for new medical professionals as they established themselves as a teaching hospital. However, the current administration and DOGE threaten to dismantle the funding and necessary systems that make rural healthcare of this scale possible.

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  • Ancient Himalayan Water Temples Are Meeting Modern Needs

    April 15, 2025 |

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    Response Location: India

    The Central Himalayan Rural Action Group, an NGO based in India, is restoring special Himalayan freshwater springs known naulas. Since 2008, the organization has been involved in the restoration of more than 6,000 springs.

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  • The Fifth Vital Sign: Atlanta Doctors Are Talking Climate Change With Patients

    March 25, 2025 |

    The Xylom |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Doctors are leveraging trust built over time with patients to combat misinformation around climate change. The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health and its affiliates, including Georgia Clinicians for Climate Action, train healthcare providers on climate communication through fellowships, advocacy work, and educational materials to better equip them for these conversations.

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  • How Nigeria's Biggest Party Made HIV Testing Cool

    March 17, 2025 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Calabar, Cross River

    The Wise Up Campaign works to increase HIV testing rates and reduce transmission of the disease through educational efforts and connecting with young people, a particularly high-risk group, to spread awareness and connect them with necessary resources. Since forming, the campaign has reached over 500,000 young people with HIV counseling and testing, as well as condom distribution, and has even trained several young volunteers to continue spreading the message to their peers.

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  • A breath of fresh air: How Kigali's car-free Sundays keep people moving

    February 21, 2025 |

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    Response Location: Rwanda, Kigali

    Kigali's Car-Free Sundays encourage exercise and offer health screenings, with nearly 50,000 residents screened for non-communicable diseases, like high blood pressure, during these events between 2016 and 2020. The events aim to not only encourage healthier lifestyles, but also to promote cleaner air by reducing the number of cars on the road.

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  • Successful rural county health program could go statewide—if politics don't get in the way

    February 06, 2025 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    The Healthy Opportunities pilot program uses Medicaid dollars to address non-medical needs like food access, transportation and housing. Since launching in 2022, the program has assisted nearly 30,000 people in 33 of the state’s 100 counties. Research shows the state is spending about $85 less in medical costs per month for each participant, and lawmakers are currently weighing whether to expand the program.

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  • Indian Women Dry Fish With the Power of the Sun, in the Palms of Their Hands

    February 05, 2025 |

    The Xylom |

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    Response Location: India, Tamil Nadu

    Solar-powered dryers are enabling women in India to produce and sell dried fish at markets in a manner that is healthier for them and the environment. It's also proving economically profitable.

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  • Infectious Diseases Prevention: The Transformative Power of a Community-led Initiative in Lagos

    February 03, 2025 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    DRASA Health Trust trains community members to be health champions, teaching them skills to prevent and control the spread of infectious diseases. Between March and April 2024, the group trained 2,089 people. As a result of their education initiatives, DRASA Health Trust saw a 43.2% increase in residents’ understanding of infectious diseases, as well as the implementation of prevention strategies and better hygiene protocols for both businesses and individuals.

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  • Direct primary care cuts out insurance companies. Could it gain traction under Trump?

    February 03, 2025 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

    Direct primary care clinics offer more affordable healthcare and direct access to doctors without added costs or long wait times. Though direct primary care isn’t a replacement for traditional insurance, it makes healthcare — including doctor visits, medications and even X-ray imaging — more accessible and affordable, particularly for those who can’t afford or qualify for traditional coverage.

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