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Garantizar el agua no es sencillo, pero las ASADAs muestran que es posible

Mónica Quesada Cordero

July 04, 2025 |

El Colectivo 506 |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Costa Rica

Las ASADAs (Asociaciones Administradoras de los Sistemas de Acueductos y Alcantarillados Sanitarios) son organizaciones comunitarias sin fines de lucro que administran sistemas de agua potable para sus comunidades, sirviendo al 33% de la población costarricense a través del compromiso voluntario y la gestión local del recurso hídrico.

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Women are leading menstrual dialogue in Nepal – and in the process, challenging the status quo

Ridhi Agrawal

July 02, 2025 |

Missing Perspectives |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nepal

be artsy's Rato Baltin project uses culturally relevant education, menstrual kit distribution, and engages religious leaders to challenge discriminatory practices against those who menstruate. Since launching in 2017, the group has reached 80,000 people and distributed over 5,500 menstrual cups, while simultaneously helping shift perspectives around menstruating.

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How Anambra Is Transforming Primary Healthcare Through Telemedicine

Alfred Ajayi

June 26, 2025 |

Radio Nigeria |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Anambra

Anambra State’s telemedicine program is closing the healthcare access gap in rural communities, making universal health coverage more possible. The program began in 2022 and has since hired and trained 42 doctors in providing remote healthcare. As more people use the telemedicine program, public trust in primary healthcare across the region is increasing.

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Nevada tribe is bridging the healthcare gap with a mobile clinic that serves 2,000 tribal patients

Kaleb Roedel

June 25, 2025 |

KUNR |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Paiute Tribe, United States, Lovelock, Nevada

The Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe’s mobile health clinic makes healthcare more accessible to those in a region where traveling to hospitals or doctor offices is often a challenge. Funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the mobile clinic has served around 2,000 patients, averaging about 20 each month.

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One Community Took a Radical Approach to Fighting Addiction. It's Working.

Julie Wernau

June 15, 2025 |

Wall Street Journal |

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Response Location: United States, Chesterfield, Virginia

Chesterfield County, Virginia implemented a multi-faceted response to the opioid crisis, including a jail-based recovery program, Helping Addicts Recover Progressively (HARP), that brings people in recovery to the local jail to talk about addiction and treatment resources. Combined with other efforts, overdose deaths have dropped by half in a single year, and around 4,000 people have participated in HARP.

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In southeast Kansas, housing is treated as health care, and people are getting off the streets

Anna Kaminski

May 19, 2025 |

Kansas Reflector |

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Response Location: United States, Pittsburg, Kansas

The Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas and its subsidiary Building Health act as safety nets for uninsured people experiencing homelessness by expanding the definition of healthcare to also include housing, serving about 85,000 people a year. By providing wraparound care and services from help finding housing to legal assistance and education, the groups’ combined efforts helped shrink the rate of uninsured, unhoused people from 16% in 2020 to about 12% now.

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The Huddle brings community members together to fight toward food security on campus

Dalia Zamora

May 16, 2025 |

Hilltop Views |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

The Monarch Food Pantry and The Huddle help combat food insecurity by ensuring college students have consistent access to food. About 1,100 to 1,900 people come to the pantry each month, and it’s available 24/7 to anyone with a university ID.

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How a California County Eliminated PFAS From the Water Supply

Carl Smith

May 15, 2025 |

Governing |

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Response Location: United States, Yorba Linda, California

The Orange County Water District’s treatment plant uses ion exchange, a process that draws PFAS “forever chemicals” from the supply using positively charged resin beads. The plant distributes water with no detectable PFAS to roughly 80,000 customers.

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This Queer Couple Supports LGBTQ+ and BIPOC Farmers' Mental Health

Nicole J. Caruth

May 14, 2025 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, Texas

The South Side Queer Farmer Convergence provides culturally-affirming community gatherings that effectively reduce isolation, promote emotional healing, and foster mental wellbeing for LGBTQ+ and BIPOC farmers facing significant social stressors and discrimination.

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An Emergency Tele-Hailing Initiative Is Helping Lagos Residents Reach Ambulances in Eight Minutes or Less

Tzar Oluigbo

May 12, 2025 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

Eight Medical is a technology-driven emergency medical service that uses real-time communication systems to deliver ambulance services within 10 minutes or less. The service has 45 control center staff, over 400 field personnel, and over 25 ambulances, and operates under a “care now, pay later” scheme, making emergency healthcare more affordable. Since launching, it has received over 15,000 calls and saved about 8,000 lives by providing fast, life-saving care.

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