'Major public health achievements' seen across the world despite cuts to humanitarian funding

New treatments have brought positive news during a tumultuous time across the world

A target to protect 86m girls against cervical cancer by the end of 2025 was achieved ahead of schedule, boosting hopes among experts that cervical cancer can be eliminated within the next century. Picture: Getty

With humanitarian funding slashed by the US and other countries, this year’s global health headlines have made grim reading. 

But good things have still been happening in vaccine research along with the development of new and improved treatments for some of the most intractable illnesses.