AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoMozambique Health & Wellness: Malaria surge: Rising temperatures and flooding are driving a spike in malaria across southern Africa, with Mozambique reporting nearly 1.3 million cases in early 2026 and South Africa seeing a fourfold rise in Mpumalanga—public health teams warn climate change is extending transmission seasons and straining access to care. HIV drug resistance watch (Togo): Togo’s strong HIV viral suppression gains face a new threat: early signs of dolutegravir resistance among children and adolescents, urging tighter monitoring as funding tightens. Substance-use risk (Brazil study): A new study finds parents’ alcohol and drug use increases the odds their adolescents will use substances too, but good parenting and parental abstinence can break the cycle. Family health & safety (Ghana vaccine debate): Ghana’s parliament hosted anti-vaccine voices pushing “health sovereignty” claims, raising concerns about misinformation around vaccines and global health programs. Humanitarian health risk (South Africa, affecting Mozambicans): Thousands of displaced Malawians are stranded at Sherwood Hall in Durban with overcrowding, poor sanitation and rising disease risk—an urgent reminder of how displacement harms health.
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