AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoCataract care boost in Ethiopia: Orbis International reports that a free smartphone app plus a $2,500 “micro-investment” nearly doubled cataract surgery success in 11 Ethiopian hospitals, lifting patients with good vision from 32.2% to 56.0% and pointing to hidden co-morbidities as a key cause of poor outcomes. Ebola response ramps up: Africa CDC chief Jean Kaseya backs the start of clinical trials for therapeutics against the Bundibugyo Ebola strain in DRC and Uganda, as WHO and partners scramble with a $518 million plan amid warnings that there’s no approved vaccine or targeted treatment yet. Health system upgrades in Ethiopia: PM Abiy says domestic pharmaceutical manufacturing jumped from 4% to 44%, with major spending on medicine procurement and medical equipment, alongside new hospital openings and malaria prevention efforts. El Niño health and food risks: UN agencies warn El Niño could intensify extreme weather across Africa, with Ethiopia among 22 high-risk countries, and call for $200+ million to protect 8.8 million people through cash support, resilient seeds, and livestock and flood measures. Health education push: Ethiopia’s Deputy PM urges stronger African-led collaboration in medical education, linking better training to future healthcare quality. Drug control cooperation: BRICS adopted the Guwahati Declaration to strengthen anti-drug work, including real-time intelligence sharing and demand-reduction efforts focused on youth.
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