AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoDrug Use Surge: Mozambique is seeing rising local addiction, with hospital admissions linked to drug use up 38% last year to over 32,280, as officials warn the country is shifting from transit to consumption. El Niño Health Emergency: WHO has classified the developing El Niño as a Grade Three emergency for Africa, warning Mozambique faces worsening disease outbreaks, food insecurity and malnutrition from late 2026 into 2027. Reproductive Health Funding: UNFPA reports governments and partners pledged over US$715 million to expand reproductive health services and supplies, including support for family planning and maternal care in Mozambique. World Pharmacists Day & Lung Health: Mozambique joins global observances including World Pharmacists Day and World Lung Day, spotlighting medicine safety and respiratory disease prevention. Access to Information: Zimbabwe’s minister says universal access to information is a fundamental right—timely, understandable and reaching everyone. Cabo Delgado Conflict Impact: OCHA estimates conflict incidents in Cabo Delgado rose 10% in the first half of 2026, with abductions increasingly used for ransom and forced recruitment. El Niño Food Crisis: Save the Children warns super El Niño could push millions of children in East and Southern Africa into acute hunger by early 2027, including Mozambique.
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