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  • Driven by traditional leaders, a “magic” ointment is preventing deaths in newborns

    October 16, 2018 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Sokoto, Sokoto State

    Chlorhexidine gel has been successfully used to ensure healthy births and avoid newborn babies from having often fatal infections around their umbilical cord. The use of this gel—as well as the end of potentially harmful practices—was achieved through education during religious sermons, community health workers engaging with pregnant women, and more culturally sensitive delivery processes.

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  • Free Clinic Fills Void in Medical and Psychological Care for Minors in Carrillo

    October 02, 2018 |

    La Voz de Guanacaste |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica, Carrillo, Guanacaste

    A non-profit clinic in Guanacaste offers free mental health care to children in the region. The group makes it easy to access services—an old system was only available monthly—and keeps data on diagnoses to better serve the community. They see 3,000 patients a month, from newborns to teenagers.

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  • Nutrition agents increase demand for CMAM services in Borno

    September 25, 2018 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Maiduguri, Borno State

    Being in a conflict zone, primary healthcare in the state of Borno in Nigeria has suffered in recent years. In response to the crisis, Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) centers provide Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) to treat children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM). The centers also work in tandem with Community Nutrition Mobilizers (CNMs) to follow up with mothers to ensure that the children are taking the medicine, to educate them on malnutrition in children, and to offer other primary care provisions like immunizations.

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  • Initiative recruits barbers and beauticians in community health efforts

    September 19, 2018 |

    Niagara Gazette |

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    Response Location: United States, Niagara Falls, New York

    Barbers in Niagara are using the casual intimacy of their client relationships to offer needed healthcare. They now recommend clients to clinics and provide educational materials.

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  • How Victoria's unhealthiest town is turning back tide of chronic disease

    September 15, 2018 |

    ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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    Response Location: Australia

    A grassroots community campaign called YCHANGe is fighting disease in a rural Australian town by promoting healthy eating. The group works to make healthy choices easier by changing the whole community's approach—rather than focusing on an individual. This rejection of personal blame and an embrace of big-picture solutions to unhealthy eating choices created a change in the community's mindset about health.

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  • 'Lights of Hope' offers support to families of those struggling with addiction Social Sharing

    September 10, 2018 |

    CBC |

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    Response Location: Canada, Windsor, Ontario

    Lights of Hope is an event in Windsor, Ontario that aims to bring community members who have had their lives impacted by addiction together. Not only does it offer a space for individuals and families to talk about difficulties, but also provides resources such as naloxone kits and training for how to use the kit.

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  • Maternity Care Gets a Racial Justice Focus

    September 07, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Mamatoto Village is a maternal health group that offers services to women of color. The aim of the group is to address racial inequality in healthcare and level the playing field to give women of color access to services. Last year the group served almost 500 women, the vast majority of which gave birth vaginally and initiated breastfeeding.

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  • Aging Into a Better Life

    August 30, 2018 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    Independent senior living programs in Vermont have had such positive results that seven other states are receiving federal grants to expand the pilot program. By tailoring care to each senior, the Support and Services at Home (SASH) program is greatly improving health by taking prevention into account. The group is even reducing costs by integrating housing, health care, and social services.

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  • Wanted: Rural Doctors

    August 22, 2018 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Alabama

    To combat the shortage of rural doctors, Alabama universities are offering rural medicine programs or helping fund the studies of students who commit to rural practice after graduation. Admissions staff also keep in mind that applicants from rural areas are four times as likely to return to rural areas to practice.

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  • Nairobi set to establish breast milk bank at Pumwani

    August 06, 2018 |

    Nation Africa |

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    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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