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  • Kenyan nurse leads crusade to fight medical negligence after repeated misdiagnoses

    May 30, 2024 |

    365Daily |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    The Nguvu Collective advocates for patients’ rights and the establishment of committees that help educate and protect patients in healthcare settings to prevent misdiagnosis and malpractice. Since 2022, the campaign has reached over 8,000 people, advocated for protections from the local government, published materials to spread patients’ rights education to underserved communities and taught healthcare workers how to be more mindful when providing care.

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  • Doctor missionaries and long tale of leprosy in Nigeria

    May 30, 2024 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kwara

    The leprosarium, run by the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), provides free treatment, shelter, and support to those ostracized due to their leprosy diagnosis. Since forming, ECWA has helped 1,000 patients overcome the disease.

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  • Through Melodies and Narratives: A Children's Book is Improving Oral Hygiene in Rural Nigeria

    May 27, 2024 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ekiti

    The Dental Care Foundation uses “edutainment,” a combination of education and entertainment, to enhance oral hygiene knowledge, attitudes and practices among children from low and middle-income families. The Foundation’s educational book, “The Girl Who Found Her Smile,” has had about 10,000 copies distributed to rural communities in several countries.

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  • A Ray Of Hope In Nigeria: Turning The Tide On Cervical Cancer

    May 19, 2024 |

    News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Uyo, Akwa Ibom

    The Help the Women Campaign raises awareness and provides free cervical cancer screenings. Since forming in 2021, the Campaign has reached 30,000 women and provided 500 screenings. The Campaign also led successful advocacy efforts that convinced the federal government to incorporate the HPV vaccine into the national immunization program.

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  • How Vaccine is Boosting Efforts to Eliminate Malaria among African Children

    May 16, 2024 |

    Science Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    The world’s first malaria vaccine was introduced in a pilot program in 2019 and found to reduce severe cases of malaria by 22%. Since then, the vaccine has been rolled out to several regions and has administered more than 1.8 million doses throughout the country, which has contributed to reducing prevalence rates from 27% in 2015, to 3.6% today.

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  • How Digital Technology is Improving Access to Health Services for Kenyan Youths

    May 14, 2024 |

    Science Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    Tiko Africa provides young people with free access to sexual and reproductive health education and services on a digital platform, including HIV testing and treatment, access to contraceptives and mental health support and counseling. Tiko operates in 15 counties and has benefited more than 290,000 young people since its launch.

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  • Two Health Care Workers Have Saved Countless Lives in Appalachia. Their New Business Goes the Extra Mile.

    May 07, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Virginia

    The Health Wagon provides healthcare to remote, rural communities where accessibility and stigma have historically prevented residents from accessing care. The Wagon operates through multiple stationary clinics and about a dozen mobile sites across six counties. The Health Wagon takes a more individualized approach to healthcare, connecting with patients on a personal level, helping dismantle decades of barriers that prevent rural locals from accessing and understanding the care they need.

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  • A crisis call line run by Native youth, for Native youth

    April 29, 2024 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Crisis call lines by Native youth, for Native youth are emerging to ensure youth in need can receive culturally relevant mental health care. One such call line is Native and Strong, which has Indigenous counselors and trained youth volunteers to answer calls and texts through the crisis line. Since launching in 2022, Native and Strong has 30 people on staff who have answered the phone more than 5,000 times.

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  • Donaciones solidarias en Cuba

    April 25, 2024 |

    La Joven Cuba |

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    Response Location: Cuba

    Para reducir las dificultades de acceso a medicamentos e insumos médicos en Cuba, muchas personas usan y apoyan redes o grupos de intercambio y donación. Por un lado, se evidencia la capacidad de organización, la solidaridad y la búsqueda de alternativas de los cubanos dentro y fuera de Cuba. Por otro, es un esfuerzo oneroso con impacto limitado en un escenario que empeora por días.

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  • Saving Mothers and Giving Life through Quality Accreditation of Private Health Facilities

    April 16, 2024 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

    The Saving Mothers, Giving Life project aims to improve access to and the quality of maternal and infant healthcare to reduce maternal and newborn deaths. The project established a Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response team and launched an interactive digital chat solution on WhatsApp to get important health information to pregnant women. Through these efforts, maternal and perinatal deaths in 25 private health facilities decreased by 60% and 16%, respectively.

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