The 1st malaria vaccine is about to become 40% cheaper. Gavi & UNICEF have negotiated RTS,S down to €5.50 a dose from early 2027. The $50 million saved by 2029 could pay for the full 4-dose course for up to a million more children. buff.ly/uZvrkLJ #ShareGoodNewsToo
Colorado’s big wildlife overpass has cut animal collisions by 91%. Since the 61-metre-wide bridge, 5 underpasses & fencing opened last December, elk, bears and leopard frogs have used them, and pronghorn have crossed the interstate for the first time in decades. buff.ly/OfsyXHX #ShareGoodNewsToo
Kenya has signed a $160 million deal to protect 173,000 km² of wilderness, roughly the size of Uruguay. The first focus is Tsavo, home to 40% of Kenya’s elephants and a fifth of its black rhinos, and the Maasai Mara corridor to the Serengeti. Reuters buff.ly/59oGHWV #ShareGoodNewsToo
America’s cancer death rate has fallen by 35% since 1991. That adds up to more than 4.8 million deaths avoided. Five-year survival across all cancers has climbed from 49% in the mid-1970s to 71%. AACR buff.ly/OzhyJEk #ShareGoodNewsToo
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