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.
Africa has averted nearly 20 million measles deaths through expanded vaccination, demonstrating the life-saving impact of sustained immunisation efforts across the continent.
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.
The United Kingdom has seen cancer death rates fall to their lowest level on record, reflecting major long-term advances in prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
The United Kingdom, the United States, and China are among the countries where major cities have cut air pollution by more than 20% since 2010, improving public health and urban living conditions.
The United States reduced adult smoking rates to below 10% for the first time in 2024, marking a major public health milestone and lowering long-term disease risks.
Chile has become the first country in the Americas verified to eliminate leprosy as a public health problem, marking more than three decades without locally transmitted cases.
Libya has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, protecting future generations from preventable blindness caused by one of the world’s oldest infectious eye diseases.
