Good News Friday

  • The Mosquirix vaccine for malaria has cut deaths among young children by 13% and reduced severe cases by 22% during its four-year pilot rollout to two million kids in three countries. Science.
  • Access to electricity in Tanzania has increased from 7% in 2011 to 37.7% in 2020, one of the fastest access expansion rates in sub-Saharan Africa. World Bank.
  • In Europe and North America, dementia has fallen by 13% per decade over the past 25 years. Financial Times.
  • From 2000 to 2021, the imprisonment rate in the US fell by 70% for Black women and by 48% for Black men. The 19th.
  • Number of sea turtle nests on Florida coasts exploding, even tripling in some regions. ABC News.
  • Some deaf children in China can hear after gene treatment. MIT Technology Review.
  • The typical American family got about 37% richer between 2019 and 2022. Noahpinion.
  • 40% more snow leopards in Bhutan. Warp News.
  • 98% of Uruguay’s grid is powered by green energy. NPR.
  • This Japanese city is piloting EV wireless charging at traffic lights. electrek.
  • The world has made substantial progress in increasing basic levels of education. Our World in Data.

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

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