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Health Iraq

20. September 2023

Public Health Win: One More Country Gets Rid of Trachoma

Ten years after establishing a tailored programme, Iraq has successfully eliminated trachoma as a national public health problem, becoming the fifth country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to reach this goal.

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Health Namibia

7. September 2023

HIV/AIDS Epidemic is Seeing Its End in This Country

Namibia is on track to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic ahead of previously-scheduled predictions.

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Health USA

31. July 2023

Tuberculosis Drug Will Be More Accessible to All

As the global patent of its tuberculosis drug comes to an end, an American pharmaceutical giant intends to ensure that generic versions will supply low- and middle-income countries.

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Health The World

29. July 2023

Drugs to Treat Alzheimer’s Are Proving to Be Game-Changing

Two game-changing drugs in the treatment of Alzheimer's show up to 35 percent effectiveness in clinical trials.

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Health USA

30. May 2023

Latest Medical Discovery: a Treatment for Alzheimer’s?

Researchers have discovered a rare mutation that may help prolong the development of Alzheimer's.

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Health Benin

25. May 2023

Trachoma No Longer a Public Health Problem, in Two More Countries

Two new African countries, Benin and Mali, have effectively eradicated trachoma as a public health problem, giving hope to other countries in their quest to eliminate such neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).

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Health Bangladesh

23. May 2023

Goodbye Disease, Goodbye Stigma

Bangladesh became the fourth South-East Asian country to eliminate lymphatic filariasis, a stigmatizing disease due to the malformations it causes, thus eradicating one of its major public health problems through strong measures.

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Society USA

11. May 2023

Fewer Cigarette Smokers Than Ever Here

The number of United States cigarette smokers has dropped to an all-time low.

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Health Tanzania

13. April 2023

Child Mortality: Country Trains Health Professionals, and Sees Big Results

Tanzania has found the right formula to considerably reduce mortality rates of children under five years of age, and investments in primary health care interventions for children must be sustained to completely eradicate preventable child deaths.

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Health United Kingdom

8. March 2023

Revolutionary Drug Saves Little Girl from Fatal Disease

A young girl suffering from a rare and fatal disease became the first patient in the United Kingdom to receive a revolutionary gene therapy, and today, she has the chance to live a normal life, giving hope to families having to deal with the deadly genetic…