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Scotland tries to combat poverty by providing free menstrual products

Marco Werman

August 28, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Scotland

The #FreePeriodScotland campaign is giving more women access to menstrual supplies and starting a conversation about women’s health and biology. Now Scotland is fighting what’s known as “period poverty”—when women don’t have access to hygienic supplies.

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A New Way to Detect Breast Cancer

Sophie Cousins

August 28, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India

Mammograms are expensive and invasive, but a new device screens for breast cancer without radiation. The iBreastExam is lowering barriers to screening for poorer women in India and the solution is spreading across Southeast Asia, Africa, and Mexico.

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Local Nepali government sending a message by paying families that have baby girls

Yam Kumari Kandel

August 28, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nepal

The “Save the Daughter” campaign is helping families in Nepal with the economic struggle they face when mother’s give birth to females. That’s because, families with girls have to pay the wedding dowry, a cumbersome expense for low income families. The government is giving funds to families that have a second daughter to go towards their education. So far, 40 women have received funds. “This will create an environment for families to happily accept two daughters,” Karki says

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Discussing women's health can be taboo in their cultures. These young women are changing that.

Aneri Pattani

August 28, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

In many cultures, women are discouraged from discussing personal health issues and sexual concerns and the doctors they consult often lack a full understanding of this context. By providing support to patients and training to medical professionals, organizations throughout the greater Philadelphia area are "eager to help doctors close the gap" in their service to diverse communities.

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Empowering black moms to say: 'I want to breastfeed'

Priska Neely

August 27, 2018 |

Southern California Public Radio (KPCC) |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) Centers in Los Angeles are holding breastfeeding support groups targeted specifically for black mothers. Since its inception 3 years, it has encouraged and assisted more than 500 moms acclimate to breastfeeding. Similar models are now popping up all over the country as well.

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Nairobi set to establish breast milk bank at Pumwani

Aggrey Omboki

August 06, 2018 |

Nation Africa |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

A hospital in Nairobi, Kenya is setting up the country's first breast milk bank with help from the government and an NGO to ensure infants get breast milk even if their mothers cannot provide it. The World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding children for at least the first six months of life and officials estimate the breast milk bank will reduce neonatal deaths by 10 percent. However the effort could still face skepticism by the public over the safety of donated milk.

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Sperm ‘washing' procedure boosts fight against Aids

Nasibo Kabale

July 31, 2018 |

Business Daily |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Kenya

A relatively inexpensive procedure known as “sperm washing” can prevent HIV transmission from a hopeful father to the mother and baby. A spinning device separates sperm from seminal fluid, the primary transmitter of HIV. The procedure can also be helpful for women with endometriosis.

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How This DC Birth Center Is Building the ‘Answer for Black Women'

Miriam Zoila Perez

July 31, 2018 |

Rewire |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Community of Hope, a health clinic, is offering a prenatal program called “Centering Pregnancy.” Participants meet bi weekly and cover topics related to pregnancy until the end of their term. The goal is to improve the lives of vulnerable populations, in particular black women who face disproportionately higher rates of maternal mortality rates. "137 women came through the Centering program, representing 78 percent of the delivery clients seen by the nurse midwives at FHBC," and "only 5.8 percent gave birth preterm, and 4.6 percent had infants born underweight."

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New York City Launches Initiative to Eliminate Racial Disparities in Maternal Death

Annie Waldman

July 30, 2018 |

ProPublica |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

To combat racial disparities in maternal health care, New York is funding a partnership program between the city and communities to improve maternal healthcare for women of color. Both public and private hospitals will implement implicit bias training and the city will work to improve its data collection. Hospitals will also receive funds for health coordinators to make sure women are accessing care.

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To Keep Women From Dying In Childbirth, Look To California

Renee Montagne

July 29, 2018 |

NPR |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Pomona, California

A collaborative of California hospitals has developed standard procedures for situations that threaten a mother’s life during childbirth as well as a “toolkit” of everything staff need for a rapid response. As a result, maternal death rates fell by 55% over the first seven years of the collaborative.

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