The Progress Report: This Bacteria Beats Dengue Fever

26 Sep 2025 • 20 min • EN
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Emma brings you a solo edition of the Progress Report, highlighting several positive global advancements. Brazil goes bold with a two-part strategy against dengue fever, involving both a homegrown vaccine and specially bred mosquitoes that carry an anti-dengue bacteria. Africa is leading a major expansion of school meal programs for children. And around the world we have two stories of security, with the High Seas Treaty recently ratified to protect international waters along with a reported rise in people’s sense of safety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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