In Australia, trachoma has been eliminated as a public health problem, ending the presence of a preventable disease that once disproportionately affected remote communities.
In Burkina Faso, malaria cases and deaths have dropped sharply following the rollout of a new vaccine, offering families renewed protection against one of the country’s most persistent diseases.
In Algeria, trachoma—the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness—has been eliminated as a public health problem after decades of sustained national effort.
England is introducing a new injectable cancer immunotherapy that delivers treatment in minutes, improving patient experience while freeing up hospital capacity.
Africa has averted nearly 20 million measles deaths through expanded vaccination, demonstrating the life-saving impact of sustained immunisation efforts across the continent.
The United Kingdom is cutting baby hospital admissions from RSV by more than 80% through a vaccine given during pregnancy, protecting infants from serious early-life infections.
The United Kingdom is overhauling school meals by removing high-sugar and deep-fried foods, improving children’s nutrition and helping tackle rising obesity and health risks.
Sweden has demonstrated that a single gene therapy injection can restore hearing in people born with a genetic form of deafness, offering a potential long-term treatment.
Norway has banned the marketing of unhealthy foods and drinks to children, aiming to reduce obesity and protect long-term health by reshaping the environments in which young people grow up.
South Africa’s HPV vaccination programme has cut infections of the most dangerous virus types by more than 80% in teenage girls, marking a major step toward preventing cervical cancer in a high-risk population.
