Good News Friday

  • Between 2002 and 2022, the Global Fund saved over 59 million lives through its HIV, TB, and malaria programs. Friends of the Global Fight.
  • Between 2013 and 2021, cases of measles in Indonesia decreased by 95% and rubella incidence decreased by 89%. WHO.
  • New cervical cancer therapy cut the risk of women dying or the cancer returning by more than a third. BBC.
  • Denver experimented with giving people $1,000 a month. It reduced homelessness and increased full-time employment. Insider.
  • In the US so far this year, homicides nationwide have declined 11% to 12%. Los Angeles Times.
  • Crime in England and Wales has fallen to its lowest level on record. BBC.
  • 50 million more girls have been enrolled in school globally since 2015. UNESCO.
  • Half of the world is past a peak in fossil power. Ember.
  • Kids are much less likely to be killed by cars than in the past. Economist Writing Every Day.
  • Human Progress has launched a new tool with access to thousands of datasets including visualizations of the rise of global income, life expectancy, democracy, education, the end of famine, and more. Human Progress.
  • Over the last seven years, Kenya has trained over 1,200 nurses and under-five mortality has more than halved. World Bank.
  • Last year, 55,870 hectares of land were reforested in Xizang, China, employing over 1.68 million people. Global Times.
  • Between 2010 and 2020, the cost of solar fell by around 15% each year, and installed capacity rose by 25% per year. If this trend continues, solar will become the dominant form of energy for the world. Nature.
  • UK emissions fall 3.4% in 2022 as coal use drops to lowest level since 1757. CarbonBrief.
  • In August, when heavy rain hit parts of Chile, tens of thousands of people had to evacuate their homes as their communities flooded. Many got a warning a couple of days in advance, thanks to a tool called Flood Hub that rolled out in the country earlier this year. Fast Company.

For more good news, check out The Progress Network, and Future Crunch.

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