AGP Executive Report
Last update: 41 minutes agoTobacco Control Funding: Ethiopia and Addis Ababa have adopted budgets with dedicated tobacco-control money, including a federal line for EFDA and city funding for health regulation and sub-cities—an important step toward cutting tobacco use. Wildlife Conservation & Community: Ethiopia marks the 60th anniversary of its Wildlife Conservation Authority, with global cheetah expert Dr. Laurie Marker set to discuss conservation models that protect wildlife while keeping local livelihoods in focus. Food & Nutrition Safety: A USAID audit flags rotten “super cereal” stored in poor conditions in Djibouti and later found infested after being shipped to Ethiopia—raising concerns about how emergency infant nutrition supplies are handled. Water Access for Health: Action Against Hunger reports a new ATM-enabled clean water point in Moyale, cutting the time and disease burden linked to unsafe river water. Health in Conflict & Displacement: A report highlights how refugee children in Kakuma face dangers beyond the border—calling for real protection, including healthcare, education, counselling, and safe living. Reproductive Health Policy Shock: Coverage warns that new US anti-abortion funding restrictions could disrupt reproductive health support across Africa, where maternal mortality and unsafe abortion risks are already high.
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