26/07/2026
real things happening around the told that deserve a much bigger headline! 💕
swipe for some genuinely good news! ➡️✨
research in england found that cervical cancer rates were 87% lower in women who received the HPV vaccine at age 12-13 compared with those who weren’t offered it. the vaccination programme is estimated to have prevented hundreds of cancers and thousands of pre-cancerous cell changes. ✨
it’s one of the greatest public health success stories of our generation and not nearly enough people know about it. ❤️
cambodia has become the first country in the asia-pacific region to achieve the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets.
that means almost everyone living with HIV knows their status, almost everyone diagnosed is receiving treatment, and almost everyone on treatment has achieved viral suppression. it’s a huge reminder of what investment, education and accessible healthcare can achieve. 🥰
since april 2026, anyone keeping monkeys or other primates in England must have a specialist licence and meet strict welfare requirements similar to those expected in licensed zoos.
it isn’t a complete ban, but it should dramatically reduce the number of monkeys being kept in unsuitable homes. sometimes protecting animals starts with changing the law. 🐒💚
as a mum myself who had this vaccine, this feels special ✨ a study involving almost 300,000 babies in england found that the maternal RSV vaccine reduced babies risk of being admitted to hospital with RSV by around 80%. when the vaccine was given at least four weeks before birth, protection increased to around 85%.
the vaccine is offered on the NHS from 28 weeks of pregnancy, helping protect babies during those vulnerable first few months before they’re old enough to build their own immunity. 💕
national trust volunteers spotted a puffin chick known as a puffling, on Dorset’s coastline for the first time in three decades. 😍
only a handful of breeding puffins remain in this area, making every successful chick incredibly important. it might seem like a small story, for conservationists, it’s enormous. 💙
swimming in paris river seine was banned in 1923 because of pollution. 😢
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