AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoPolio Response in Malawi: Malawi moved fast after detecting circulating vaccine-derived polio type 2 in Blantyre, then confirmed cases in the community, launching nationwide campaigns with WHO and partners and reaching millions of children with Round Zero and nOPV2 rounds. Vaccine Self-Reliance: Africa is pushing to cut dependence on imported vaccines, with AfDB backing a Biovac expansion in Cape Town to boost local production, including oral cholera and inactivated polio vaccines. TB Drug Resistance Watch: Oxford leads a £10m RESPECT-TB programme across India, Kazakhstan, Mozambique, South Africa and Vietnam to track resistance to newer drug-resistant TB treatments. Women’s Health Access (Eswatini): The Khanyisile Hee Yeon Clinic was opened after surpassing a healthcare access target by bringing services within five kilometres of Nyonyane. Maternal & Child Deaths: A CDC-backed review using postmortem testing in Mozambique and other countries found most stillbirths and young child deaths were preventable or possibly preventable with existing care. Mozambique Health & Safety: Mozambique’s President Daniel Chapo reiterated economic independence and youth participation as priorities, linking development to better living conditions.
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