AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoCybersecurity & Health Systems: Guinea-Bissau is among 12 West African teams in Accra’s ECOWAS cybersecurity hackathon, tackling threats like ransomware that can lock hospitals out of patient records and drain institutions through scams. Safe Water & Public Health: A new Environmental Performance Index assessment flags unsafe drinking water as a major health risk, with many African countries among the lowest-ranked due to weak infrastructure, sanitation gaps, and climate pressure. Humanitarian Support for Vulnerable Families: Qatar Red Crescent Society’s Eid Al-Adha campaign reached 247,344 beneficiaries across Qatar and 13 countries, including Guinea-Bissau, delivering meat and support to needy, displaced, and refugee families. Electricity Access (Health & Care Delivery): The World Bank reports West Africa’s regional power programme expanded electricity access to over 3 million people and built 4,000+ km of transmission lines, improving reliability for services that depend on power. Domestic Worker Recruitment Policy (Migration & Health Risks): Kuwait’s Interior Ministry restricts domestic worker recruitment to 10 approved countries and bans 27 others, including Guinea-Bissau, raising concerns for migrant worker safety and access to healthcare.
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