Europe sees falling suicide rates, advances in cancer detection and care
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Across the European Union, suicide rates decreased thanks to increased conversation about mental health and new prevention programs.
While the impact varies between member states and more men die by suicide than women, overall numbers are declining. In India, a startup near Bengaluru is training dogs to detect cancer by identifying specific odours in human breath. The company reports a 90% success rate in its trials, offering a new approach to early cancer screening.
Meanwhile, Afghan women are providing essential medical care to mothers and children despite restrictions imposed by the Taliban. These women operate family health houses that deliver vaccinations and handle high-risk pregnancies, filling a critical gap in healthcare access. Additionally, Chile became the first South American country to eliminate human rabies, following more than 50 years of prevention and surveillance work by the World Health Organization. The last case of dog-to-human rabies in Chile occurred in 1972.
