Story Search Results

Advanced Search

There are so many ways to search the solutions journalism stories in this database. Explore our searchable fields:

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 2917 results for your search. View and Refine Your Search Terms

Diabetes care on wheels brings help to people who need it most

Stephanie Dubois, Brian Goldman

November 01, 2025 |

CBC |

Multi-Media |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Canada, Calgary, Alberta

A mobile diabetes clinic in Calgary brings comprehensive healthcare directly to people experiencing homelessness or low income at community health centers. The team provides services including foot care, retinal scans, blood and urine screening with immediate results, dietary counseling, and connections to housing and mental health programs. The "one-stop-shop" model eliminates the need for patients to travel to multiple appointments, ensuring they get the care they need.

Read More
Go to Original Story
'Real-life science experiment' fills critical legal gaps in rural SD

Molly Wetsch

October 31, 2025 |

South Dakota News Watch |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Burke, South Dakota

The Rural Attorney Recruitment Program (RARP) addresses critical shortages of legal services in rural areas by providing attorneys $12,513 annually for five years to practice in communities under 3,500. The program has 36 participating attorneys, including 19 who have completed the program and 14 who continue to practice in their rural communities beyond their five-year obligations. Since the program launched, participating attorneys have provided over 300 hours of pro bono work worth more than $30,000 in some counties.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Memphis' response to youth mental health needs? Free, flexible therapy outside school

Bri Hatch

October 21, 2025 |

Chalkbeat Tennessee |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

Through the Youth Connect program, Memphis teens can access up to 12 sessions with an out-of-school therapist, helping to fill gaps in school-based mental health services and give students more choice in who they see. So far, nearly 350 students have taken advantage of the program.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Behind the Curtains: Inside Nigeria's Shadow Network of Abortion Care

Ayọ̀mídé Ládípọ̀

October 08, 2025 |

Social Voices |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

Komfot Health operates a technology-driven network providing post-abortion care and sexual reproductive health services across Nigeria. The organization trains healthcare providers to address biases, uses a chatbot system for patient triage and connects women to verified medical facilities in six states, acting as intermediaries between women seeking care and trusted healthcare providers. Since launching in 2024, Komfot Health has served over 1,790 women.

Read More
Go to Original Story
How Women in Adamawa Are Rebuilding Trust in Family Planning

Sakina Ahmed

October 07, 2025 |

Social Voices |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Gombi, Adamawa

Adamawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency partnered with The Challenge Initiative to train female community mobilizers and service providers across nine local government areas to provide family planning care. The providers use a trust-building approach, conducting house calls and leveraging social gatherings to gradually introduce family planning concepts. Since the group began, family planning uptake has surged from about 20% to 74%.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Nigeria's Self-Care Policy Expands Women's Reproductive Choices

Yecenu Sasetu

October 07, 2025 |

Social Voices |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Nasarawa

Thanks to Nigeria’s Self-Care Policy, residents can access free injectable contraceptives that can be administered without the support of health workers. Patients learn how to use the injectable during their first appointment at a health center and are then able to take up to a year of doses with them to administer independently each month at home. Since 2014, when the self-injectables were first introduced, the country’s rate of contraceptive prevalence has risen from 4% to 15%.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Youth and adolescent corners transform lives in Otuke, but donor exit sparks fears for the future

Christine Awor

October 05, 2025 |

tndNews |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Uganda, Otuke

Health centers like Barjobi Health Center III offer youth and teens judgment and stigma-free sexual and reproductive healthcare services, as well as opportunities to connect with each other over games and activities. However, these youth-centric health centers are facing closures and significant budget cuts as the biggest funding provider, USAID, has phased out.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Family Planning Expands Women's Choices in Zimbabwe

Audrey Galawu

October 05, 2025 |

Social Voices |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council implemented a comprehensive national family planning program that offers integrated reproductive health services delivered through multiple channels including local clinics, mobile outreach units, community health workers, and youth-friendly centers. The program provides access to contraceptives, counseling, and peer education to address maternal mortality and unplanned pregnancy rates. Over the past decade, maternal mortality has dropped by 78%, and unintended pregnancies have also significantly decreased.

Read More
Go to Original Story
The Nigerian Women Who Went from Labourers for Hire to Landowners

Yahuza Bawage

October 03, 2025 |

Social Voices |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

Twenty women in Kaduna, Nigeria formed a cooperative in 2015 that pooled their farm labor earnings to collectively purchase land, transforming them from hired laborers earning ₦2,000-₦10,000 per day into independent landowners who now harvest enough to support their families' education and healthcare while contributing food to their community.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Meet the AI chatbot that's talking to young South Africans about sex, HIV and self-harm

Zano Kunene

October 02, 2025 |

Bhekisisa |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: South Africa, Cape Town

Self-Cav is an AI chatbot that provides judgment-free, 24/7 information to young South Africans about HIV prevention, sexual health, and mental health via WhatsApp, allowing them to connect to real healthcare workers when needed. The chatbot is specifically designed to create demand for the HIV prevention medication PrEP among young women. Nearly 10,000 young people have used the chatbot platform, and 25% have been successfully linked to clinics or healthcare workers for PrEP, HIV testing, contraceptives, or mental health support.

Read More
Go to Original Story