AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoEbola Preparedness: ECSA Health Community has launched a six-month emergency push at 33 border points along the DRC border, including Mozambique, to stop Ebola spread with digital surveillance, safe isolation steps, rapid lab transport, and cross-border notifications. Border Health Controls: Ten countries in the region are stepping up screening and readiness drills across 33 priority crossings and 16 trade corridors, with extra focus on infection control, sanitation, and lab preparedness. HIV Treatment Access Crisis: In northern Nigeria, patients are reportedly abandoning proven ART after PEPFAR funding was halted and later cut, turning to unregulated “Islamic medicine” amid clinic closures and drug stock-outs. Mozambique Health & Safety Skills: TotalEnergies says it has trained 100 Cabo Delgado SMEs under CapacitaMoz, with modules including health, safety, and environment—aimed at strengthening local capacity for major projects. Malaria Data Use: Nigeria Health Watch urges malaria programmes to use local subnational data to tailor interventions and stretch limited funding more effectively. Medicine Black Market Risk: Mpumalanga health workers warn of “fake patients” collecting ARVs and other vital medicines for export to neighbouring countries, prompting calls for investigation. Cancer Drug Access: BeOne Medicines and partners extended Brukinsa access programmes for CLL through 2028, with potential expansion that may include Mozambique depending on readiness.
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