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  • FG's funding initiative is transforming healthcare access in Niger State

    November 01, 2024 |

    CrispNG |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Niger

    The Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF) provided by the federal government is increasing healthcare access for vulnerable populations by renovating dilapidated hospitals and improving access to reliable medical services and resources like medications and potable water.

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  • Support for paediatric HIV treatment in Taraba grows, yet impact remains limited

    October 28, 2024 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Taraba State

    The Elizabeth Glaser Paediatric AIDS Foundation, in partnership with the state government, is working to get adolescents living with HIV to adhere to antiretroviral therapy by providing free treatment and incentivizing regular medication use by fostering a sense of community among the youth. The group currently operates in 16 African countries and has successfully suppressed the viral load of over 80 youths.

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  • Restoring vision, restoring lives

    October 26, 2024 |

    The Daily Star |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    NGOs like The Fred Hollows Foundation and Vision Spring provide vision screenings and free or low-cost corrective glasses to empower marginalized workers, including tea pickers and garment factory employees, to regain their productivity and independence. Workers who received glasses saw an increase in their daily tea-picking output of about 21.7%.

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  • Una oportunidad para que los niños crezcan: el norte de Argentina combate la desnutrición

    October 08, 2024 |

    El País |

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    Response Location: Argentina

    La asociación Pata Pila acompaña a madres para cuidar la salud de sus hijos en el Chaco salteño, una de las regiones con más pobreza y falta de servicios básicos.

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  • Asheville area doctors work through challenges to serve patients: ‘Everybody is doing everything they can'

    October 04, 2024 |

    Asheville Watchdog |

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    Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

    Doctors are responding to Hurricane Helene's aftermath by reopening clinics and coordinating patient care through mobile clinics, remote appointments, and rescue efforts, ensuring vulnerable patients receive medical services, including surgeries and deliveries. Despite challenges like power outages and strained resources, healthcare workers are using a bootstrap approach and demonstrating their resilience, while also highlighting the need for stronger healthcare infrastructure in disaster-prone areas.

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  • Maternal Deaths Keep Increasing in Nigeria. Healthcare Services Still Remain Underfunded.

    September 26, 2024 |

    The Xylom |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ogun State

    Raise Foundation works to increase access to maternal healthcare by working with health centers that have ambulances donated for quick, easy use. The initiative has helped 230 expectant mothers since it started providing care to rural communities in 2017.

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  • One community at a time; the ReachOut response to malnutrition in Lagos

    September 18, 2024 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    Operated by The Neo Child Initiative, the ReachOut Project provides nutrional counseling and screening to parents and their children in underserved communities, free of charge. Since 2015, the ReachOut Project has supported 20,000 people across 10 communities in the state.

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  • Virginia's pregnant women must travel farther as the maternity care crisis grows. Doulas are stepping in to fill gaps.

    August 13, 2024 |

    Cardinal News |

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    Response Location: United States, Virginia

    Birth in Color's doulas are filling the maternity care gap as rural labor and delivery rooms close, disproportionately impacting people of color. Doulas provide physical, emotional and informational support before, during and after childbirth, and advocate on the mother’s behalf. Doula care leads to improved birth outcomes and lower rates of C-sections, and in April 2022 doula services were added under the state’s Medicaid program.

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  • Healing a Dark Past: The Long Road to Reopening Hospitals in the Rural South

    August 12, 2024 |

    Capital B (National) |

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    Response Location: United States, Brownsville, Tennessee

    As rural hospitals in predominantly Black neighborhoods close, groups and community members are joining forces to ensure residents can still access care by reopening a full-service hospital. Rural Emergency Hospital models remove in-patient beds but keep emergency departments active to receive federal support. About 29 rural hospitals have converted to rural emergency hospitals to ensure residents can still access care.

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  • Substance abuse treatment program offers care and counters stigma

    August 06, 2024 |

    100 Days in Appalachia |

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    Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

    Project CARA (Care that Advocates Respect/Resilience/Recovery for All) supports pregnant and parenting people with substance use disorders, providing healthcare, addiction resources and obstetrics care in one spot. The program's hub-and-spokes model makes care more accessible, especially for those in remote areas. Data from the Project also indicates that participants of the program are more likely to attend prenatal and postpartum appointments than those outside of the program.

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