Health Good News

Menstruation supplies are expensive — and stigmatized. So many people just go without. These churches are trying to make a difference.

The goal of Hatching Hope is to improve the livelihood and nutrition of 100 million people by 2030.

The city of Brno’s growing migrant population had been mostly served by NGOs. It wasn’t enough. So the city brought the work in-house.

The United Nations on December 7th recognized Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka as one of its “champions of the Earth” for promoting the One Health approach to conservation in Africa.

In November, the U.S. Congress passed a bill to reauthorize the program and its mandates through 2023, and the bill went into effect when President Donald Trump signed it into law in December 2018.

The pandemic wasn't the only area we saw progress as it relates to global health — but it was the catalyst for a number of the year's best good news stories.

This year was filled with progress for the LGBTQ+ community in the United States and globally. We saw that elections matter, representation is increasing, and people are finding creative ways to support queer people around the world.

As we head into our third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, what hopeful moments can we look back on for a sense of encouragement?

In all areas of life — ranging from healthcare to innovation to arts and culture to education — we’re seeing significant changes for the better.

As we rounded out the year 2021, we're looking back on the best good news stories from December. While this year or this month have been filled with heartbreak, pain, and injustice — there have still been so many stories worth celebrating.

The ultimate list of the best good news stories from the year 2021.

Between 2009 and 2018, the U.S. had 57 times more school shootings than the rest of the G7 countries combined. Here's how to help bring an end to school shootings.