AGP Executive Report
Last update: 17 minutes agoEmergency Preparedness: WHO and Africa CDC are training 34 health and emergency responders from Guinea-Bissau and four other Portuguese-speaking African countries, aiming to strengthen rapid responses to outbreaks and disasters. Migration Health: El Hierro has declared an emergency after more than 8,000 people arrived by boat in five weeks; local officials say pressure on services has left hospital conditions “undesirable,” while some passengers report spending up to seven days at sea. Animal and Public Health: ECOWAS has moved its Regional Animal Health Centre to Bissau to bolster disease monitoring and control, including for zoonotic diseases. Newborn Health: Guinea-Bissau cancelled a proposed US-funded hepatitis B vaccine trial involving 14,000 babies after ethical concerns over delaying a WHO-recommended birth dose; authorities had not approved the study as proposed.
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