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Senior Rabari man smoking a beedi sitting outside their house wearing a red turban looking at the camera

Health India

12. July 2026

Tobacco use continues to decline

Tobacco use has fallen by around half since 2000, marking major progress for public health and reducing the future burden of tobacco-related disease in India.

Health Cambodia

9. July 2026

Asia Moves Closer to Ending Malaria

Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam are moving closer to eliminating malaria, bringing a malaria-free future within reach for millions of people across Cambodia as years of regional cooperation continue to reduce infections.

Health United Kingdom

7. July 2026

HPV vaccine brings cervical cancer deaths close to zero

Young women vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) at age 12–13 now have a close to zero risk of dying from cervical cancer before the age of 30 in the United Kingdom, highlighting the life-saving impact of routine vaccination.

Three Laotian little girls in a village in Northern Laos

Health Lao PDR

4. July 2026

Partnership Drives Major Gains Against Schistosomiasis

Lao PDR is moving closer to eliminating schistosomiasis, with infection rates reduced to below 1 per cent in high-risk areas and thousands of people gaining protection from the disease.

Trachoma in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean region

Health Tunisia

30. June 2026

Decades of Public Health Efforts End Leading Cause of Preventable Blindness

Tunisia has been validated by the World Health Organization as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, marking a major achievement in the fight against preventable blindness.

Statues and Monuments - The Bronze Woman - London

Society Guyana

26. June 2026

Maternal Health Measures Reduce Deaths

Maternal deaths have declined significantly in Guyana over the past decade following new healthcare measures that are helping more women access safer pregnancies and childbirth.

Health The Gambia

22. June 2026

Malaria Cases Fall Sharply Following Expanded Prevention Efforts

The Gambia has recorded a 46% decline in malaria cases in a single year, reflecting significant progress in disease prevention and control efforts nationwide.

cancer patient with daughter who hold her hands

Health United Kingdom

18. June 2026

Cancer Jab Delivers Remarkable Trial Results

A new cancer jab has produced strong responses in patients with advanced head and neck cancer in the United Kingdom, offering hope to people whose disease had stopped responding to existing treatments.

Health USA

15. June 2026

Sterile Mosquito Programme Aims to Cut Disease Spread

A proposed programme could help reduce mosquito-borne diseases in the United States by releasing sterilised male mosquitoes to suppress populations of the invasive Aedes aegypti species.

Doctor examining mammography scan on hospital computer

Health United Kingdom

14. June 2026

New Test Could Spare Many Patients Chemotherapy

A genomic test could help many people with breast cancer avoid chemotherapy while achieving the same outcomes, marking a major advance in personalised treatment in the United Kingdom.