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Kenya to put 650 TB patients on new drugs

Angela Oketch

October 02, 2018 |

Nation Africa |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Kenya

The drugs bedaquiline and delamanid have been associated with higher rates of survival for those suffering from tuberculosis. Used in the United States for nearly a decade, these drugs are now making their debut in other parts of the world to treat those with drug-resistant tuberculosis and multi-drug resistant tuberculosis.

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What do a herd of goats, a few cattle, and a baby have in common? Find out

Christabel Ligami

October 02, 2018 |

Bhekisisa |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Turkana

Multi-purpose field clinics can offer a one-stop public health service for nomadic communities. In the northwest of Kenya, temporary Kimormor sites combine essential health services for nomadic families and their livestock. In a region where migration poses a constant challenge to public health and childhood nutrition, the Kimormor sites offer a range of services by brining family planning, vaccinations, as well as veterinary and other services to locations accessible to nomads and their livestock.

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In Montana, a Tough Negotiator Proved Employers Don't Have to Pay So Much for Health Care

Marshall Allen

October 02, 2018 |

ProPublica |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Montana

Montana hired a former insurance industry worker to administer its health plan. She had a new strategy: simply tell the hospitals what the state would pay and also require a full accounting of drug costs. None of the hospitals have reported struggling after lowering costs.

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Michigan's homeless face major barriers to healthcare. Here's how providers are trying to help.

Sarah Rigg

October 01, 2018 |

Model D |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Michigan

Healthcare groups across the state of Michigan are working to address care for the homeless. From dedicated, privately-funded centers for LGBT youth to downtown clinics offering quality, affordable healthcare, Michigan groups are committing to extending health services to a vulnerable population.

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Spend a day with the essential Royal Flying Doctor Service

Prue Adams

September 30, 2018 |

ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Australia

Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service attends events in rural and remote areas to offer care and education. The RFDS flies to community events like bronco branding competitions not only to respond to any medical emergencies, but to give lessons in preventative care to people who might not seek out doctors otherwise.

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Is acupuncture a viable alternative to opioids for patients in pain?

Alan Yu

September 26, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Several states are supporting the use of acupuncture to curb pain and opioid reliance, despite inconclusive scientific evidence of its efficacy. Chronic pain sufferers who experience relief from acupuncture say they don't need scientific evidence to know the procedure helps. As the death toll of the opioid epidemic continues to rise, an increasing number of states are considering covering the treatment.

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Nutrition agents increase demand for CMAM services in Borno

Chibuike Alagboso

September 25, 2018 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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1500-3000 Words

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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Britons Pay Hundreds for H.I.V. Drugs. Why Do Americans Pay Thousands?

Tina Rosenberg

September 25, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: England, Liverpool

When it comes to helping H.I.V. patients, Britain's National Health Service is able to keep prices for treatment much lower than the United States does by encouraging the use of generic drugs. The National Health Service's structure allows it to incentivize prescribing generic treatment in a way that the American system doesn't, especially as H.I.V. treatments are not being consistently replaced by something found to be more efficient.

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Alabama may have solutions to the nation's Black maternal health crisis

Katherine Webb-Hehn

September 24, 2018 |

Scalawag |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Alabama

In one of the worst states to have a pregnancy, midwives might be the answer. In Alabama, activists pushed for the re-legalization of professional midwifery. Now, midwifes in the state are providing care for mothers, and are hoping “to prevent many of the conditions that lead to unfavorable outcomes in the first place.” “The families who participate in this model are more satisfied, feel more empowered, feel more prepared for birth, initiate breastfeeding at higher rates and have fewer low-birth weight babies.”

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India launches ‘Modicare,' the world's biggest government health program

Vidhi Doshi

September 23, 2018 |

The Washington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, New Delhi

India launched a new nationwide healthcare program dubbed “Modicare.” The massive plan is supposed to provide healthcare to 500 million people. Most importantly, it will provide “poor families insurance of up to $6,950 in hospitals, a significant sum in India.”

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