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Health India

9. September 2022

Life Expectancy More Than Doubles, Thanks to Decades of Health Initiatives

In the 75 years since the country gained its independence, India has made enormous strides, most notably regarding healthcare, proof that health initiatives taken at all government levels have been successful over the last seven decades.

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Health Togo

2. September 2022

Four Neglected Tropical Diseases Eradicated Here – a World First!

Thanks to its health workforce and leadership, Togo became the first country to eradicate four destructive neglected tropical diseases, giving hope to many countries currently facing their own public health crisis.

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Health Botswana

31. July 2022

Success: Mother-to-Child HIV Numbers See Big Drop

The World Health Organization (WHO) granted Botswana a certification stating that the African country is on its way to eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmission, thus proving that an AIDS-free generation is possible.

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Health USA

25. July 2022

Doctors Continue Research to Save Human Lives With Pig Hearts

A team of cardiac doctors affiliated with New York University have successfully transplanted hearts from genetically modified pigs into recently deceased patients, allowing them a newfound opportunity of studying the potentially life-saving procedure more closely.

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Health The World

10. July 2022

COVID-19: How Vaccination Efforts Saved Millions of Lives

According to a newly published study, the first large modeling of its kind, vaccination efforts against coronavirus have helped prevent some 20 million deaths from occurring across the globe.

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Health India

27. June 2022

Eradicating Rabies? They’re On It!

Thanks to mass dog vaccination as well as human education campaigns and more extensive surveillance, India’s Goa state has become the first of its nation to eradicate rabies — what’s more, in a cost-effective way!

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Health Benin

3. June 2022

Dream Come True: Sleeping Sickness Is Over!

Through action and determination, Benin, Uganda, and Rwanda have managed to eliminate sleeping sickness as a public health problem in their respective territories, giving hope to other countries in West, Central, and East Africa.

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Health USA

2. May 2022

Two Drugs Have Proven Helpful for Advanced Forms of Cancer

New research has revealed two drugs to be both safe and effective in the treatment of individuals with advanced forms of cancer.

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Health United Kingdom

24. April 2022

Great News for Public Health: By 2030, Hepatitis C Won’t Be Problem Anymore

The number of hepatitis C cases is steadily decreasing in England, United Kingdom, to the point where authorities are expected to officially eliminate the bloodborne virus as a public health problem by 2030.

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Heroes United Kingdom

16. April 2022

Cancer Survivor Uses Her Own Diagnosis to Help Others

Nurse Beryl Roberts has been hailed as a hero after speaking out about her experience working with cancer patients after suffering from the disease herself.