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Health The World

1. March 2023

A Pandemic with a Silver Lining: Record Investments in Global Health

The global health crisis COVID-19 had an undeniable devastating toll, but also positive disruptions, including record investments and a massive increase in development assistance for health across the board.

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Health India

27. February 2023

Deadly Disease Almost Entirely Eradicated

Dedicated efforts to eradicate the life-threatening disease kala-azar in India have paid off since the number of cases dropped in an outstanding way with almost 99% fewer cases in 2022 than in 2007, a promising feat for the country whose goal is to eliminate the disease…

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Health The World

24. January 2023

Drastic Drop in HIV-Positive Babies, Thanks to This Global Plan

There has been a 50 percent reduction in new mother-to-child HIV transmission cases worldwide in recent years.

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Health Uganda

23. January 2023

Group Effort Pays Off: Ebola Came and Went, in Just Four Months

In September 2022, Ebola broke out in Uganda. Only four months later, the Ugandan government officially declared an end to the Ebola outbreak in the country.

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Health Tanzania

22. January 2023

Traditional Healers Help Fight the World’s Most Deadly Infectious Disease

Tuberculosis (TB) in Tanzania, one of the countries most burdened with TB, is declining partly thanks to traditional healers.

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Health The World

18. January 2023

Checking for Breast Cancer at Home Just Got a Lot Simpler

A new handheld device connected to an app can map a user's chest and use sound waves to determine if there is a lump - a possible indicator of breast cancer - somewhere below the surface.

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Health United States

17. January 2023

Studies Open Door to Treating This “Incurable” Disease

Findings in a new study may lead to easier diagnosis and more effective treatments for endometriosis - a chronic, painful disease affecting around 190 million people worldwide.

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Health France

13. January 2023

Free Contraception, for Better Protection!

France now offers free contraception methods to its citizens aged 26 and younger in an effort to curb the spread of sexually transmitted diseases among the young population across the country.

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Heroes Argentina

16. December 2022

Disabilities Didn’t Stop This Artist

An Argentinian musician with Down syndrome is helping pave the way for people with disabilities worldwide to express their voice through music, focusing more on their talent and less on their limitations.

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Health Switzerland

4. December 2022

We May See the End of Cervical Cancer, Much Earlier Than Expected

Effective cervical cancer prevention has been tested and proven in seven countries, and the target of treating 90% of all women with pre-cancerous lesions has been reached a whopping eight years ahead of schedule!