• Insecticide-spraying drones have reduced malaria incidence in Rwanda by 90.6%. Freethink.
• Solar pumps are helping Kenya’s farmers access water. Good Good Good.
• Egypt has ended their 2017 state of emergency which curtailed constitutional rights. Aljazeera.
• Stacey Abrams group donates $1.34M to wipe out medical debts. AP.
• Thanks to science, cancer deaths are rapidly decreasing. Good Good Good.
• This new concrete soaks up a greenhouse gas. Freethink.
• US wages jump by the most in records dating back 20 years. AP.
• COVID-19 pandemic drove flu to historic lows, and may have eliminated one virus type completely. ABC Science.
• In Senegal, rate of access to sanitation in urban areas has risen from 61.7% in 2013 to 74% in 2020, and in rural areas from 38.7% to 50.7% during the same period. Afrik21.
• Strokes are the second-leading cause of death worldwide, but between 1990 and 2019, the age-standardized incidence of strokes has decreased by 17%, and deaths by 36%. The Lancet.
• In Pakistan between 1990 and 2019, life expectancy at birth increased by 7.2 years, average schooling increased by 2.9 years, average income rose by 64%, and poverty declined from over 50% to just over 20%. UNDP.
• The Saharan gazelle saved from extinction in southern Spain. El Pais.
• For the first time in 60 years, cheetahs have returned to Mozambique. Daily Maverick.
• Sea turtle populations are thriving in Cape Verde, with the number of nests increasing from 10,000 to almost 200,000 in the past six years. The Guardian.

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