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Society Bangladesh6. July 2023See Better, Live Better: Community Workers Give Out Glasses to Those in Need
An army of community health workers is roaming Bangladesh to help near-sighted adult citizens by dispensing reading glasses to give them back their eyesight, well-being, and capacity to earn a living.
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Health Morocco2. July 2023Remote Villages Are Getting Better Access to Drinking Water
An ambitious program is increasingly connecting remote Moroccan villages to potable water sources, and its latest phase helped more than one million rural citizens to have access to clean water, ensuring them a healthier life.
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Health Rwanda13. June 2023Low-Income Country Improves Its Healthcare – Here’s How
Through low-cost insurance plans, the establishment of rural health posts, and foreign collaborations, Rwanda has improved its healthcare system, thus setting an example for other low-income countries to strengthen their own.
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Health Colombia6. June 2023Bacteria-Infected Mosquitos Help Eradicate Dengue
Mosquitoes infected with a virus-blocking bacteria have been released in three Colombian interconnected cities, effectively reducing the transmission of dengue by up to 97%, proof that this initiative could potentially curb the spread of the virus across the world.
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Society Ivory Coast2. June 2023Health Comes First: Sanitation Projects to Get Close to $1Bn in Investments
Since access to sanitation has steadily increased over a period of ten years, the West African country of Ivory Coast will be massively investing in sanitation and drainage projects by 2030 to guarantee that a maximum of citizens have an improved quality of life.
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Health United Kingdom31. May 2023Putting in Big Bucks to Make Hospitals Better
The British government has approved a record investment in the hospital infrastructure, vowing to build 40 new safe and state-of-the-art facilities and rebuild five major hospitals by 2030 to benefit patients and staff alike.
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Health Spain28. May 2023First-Ever Lung Cancer Vaccine, a Public Health Milestone
A vaccine to treat lung cancer is now administered in Andalusia, Spain, following a successful trial of this type of treatment in patients with melanoma, thus giving hope to patients suffering from this aggressive and deadly cancer.