AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoMauritania–Egypt Health Ties: Egypt and Mauritania discussed deeper cooperation in healthcare, including medical training, preventive health, and pharmaceutical collaboration, with plans for a Mauritanian visit to Egypt’s drug manufacturing and regulatory hub. Ebola Vaccine Push (DR Congo): CEPI pledged about $60m to accelerate Ebola Bundibugyo vaccine development led by Moderna, Oxford and IAVI, aiming for rapid trial readiness as the outbreak in eastern Congo continues amid security challenges. Clean Cooking for Health: The AfDB launched a clean cooking programme under the Rome Process/Mattei Plan Financing Facility, targeting about one million households and aiming to cut major household air-pollution risks linked to cooking without clean fuels. Sahel Humanitarian Strain: UN OCHA warned around 24m people across the Sahel need aid as violence, displacement and climate shocks worsen, with health centres forced to close and funding at a decade low. Local Health Spotlight (Mbera): A nurse at Mauritania’s Mbera refugee camp is credited with triage, malnutrition screening, vaccinations and health education for new arrivals, helping reduce preventable deaths.
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