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  • Lessons from Germany to help solve the U.S. medical debt crisis

    December 14, 2022 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: Germany, Saarland

    Unlike the U.S., in Germany medical debt is almost nonexistent because the country limits how much patients have to pay out-of-pocket for doctor and hospital visits and medications. Affordable access to health care has made German patients less likely than Americans to die from conditions that can be treated with good access to care, such as heart attacks, diabetes, pneumonia, and some cancers.

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  • Treating Farmworkers on Their Terms

    December 13, 2022 |

    Capital & Main |

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    Response Location: United States, Salinas, California

    Community health clinics provide a space for indigenous people to access both traditional and nontraditional medicine as there’s a significant disconnect between indigenous communities and modern healthcare institutions. These community clinics increase healthcare access for indigenous communities and present care in an easily accessible way by taking language and cultural barriers into consideration.

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  • Why these health workers are spending their lives in South Africa's poorest villages

    November 30, 2022 |

    Bhekisisa |

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    Response Location: South Africa, Hlabisa, KwaZulu-Natal

    The Umthombo Youth Development Foundation funds health education for students from poor, rural backgrounds. Upon graduation, these students are then more likely to practice medicine in the rural communities they call home, thus increasing access to care in those areas where it’s often scarce.

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  • Nasarawa counts gains of BHCPF two years after launch  

    November 19, 2022 |

    International Centre for Investigative Reporting |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Nasarawa

    The Basic Health Care Provision Fund establishes government health facilities that allow people to access care for free. WHen the fund started in 2021, it had 16,000 enrollees and as of October 2022 there were 38,600 enrollees in the state.

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  • Haihuwa Lafiya: Preventing Maternal Mortality in Jigawa State One Trip at a Time

    November 15, 2022 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Jigawa

    The Maternal and Neonatal Emergency Transport Scheme helps to increase access to healthcare services for women and newborns in rural areas through its informal transport/ambulance service. There are currently 2,500 registered drivers with the program willing to transport those in need of care and they serve about 70-90 women in labor each month.

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  • A growing club: Membership-based direct primary care reimagines health coverage

    November 12, 2022 |

    Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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    Response Location: United States, Peterborough, New Hampshire

    Healthcare providers are turning to the direct primary care model to avoid being overbooked and to provide their patients with more personalized care. In this model, a membership fee is paid directly to the provider instead of billed to insurance agencies.

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  • In Cameroon, epilepsy myths fuel stigma but a nonprofit is changing the narrative

    November 03, 2022 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Cameroon, Bamenda

    The Epilepsy Awareness, Aid, and Research Foundation is a nonprofit that fights to reduce stigma and discrimination against people living with epilepsy. The Foundation provides free basic healthcare, anti-epileptic medications, and even has a program that trains youth to raise awareness of epilepsy and the stigma surrounding it within their communities.

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  • In one of the worst regions to have a baby, southern universities bet big on midwives

    October 17, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Birmingham, Alabama

    Nurse-midwifery programs, like the one at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, are working to build a workforce of nurse-midwives in Southern maternal care deserts. Greater demand for midwifery care yields an opportunity for universities to step in and fill that void in the labor force by creating nurse-midwife graduate programs.

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  • Clubfoot Feature Story

    October 05, 2022 |

    Maama FM 101.7 |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Mulago

    The Mulago Clubfoot Clinic treats children born with clubfoot deformities with nonsurgical methods. There are currently 28 clinics scattered across regional hospitals, increasing access to treatment for those in need.

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  • HelpMum is training traditional birth attendants to mitigate maternal mortality

    October 05, 2022 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    HelpMum works to reduce maternal and infant mortality by training community birth attendants on modern and safe delivery methods, as most traditional birth attendants lack proper training. Along with training sessions, the group also provides birth kits, or resources to help with the delivery process. So far, HelpMum is present in six states and has trained over 2,000 community health workers.

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