AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoEbola Preparedness: Africa CDC and WHO launched a unified six-month Ebola “One Response” plan (June–November 2026), aiming to raise $518m for surveillance, labs, infection prevention and control, clinical care, community engagement, and stronger health-system resilience across African countries. Food Safety Push: Ethiopia’s EFDA warned unsafe food is a major illness driver and called for tighter collaboration among regulators, industry, academia, and partners, plus stronger lab capacity and quality management systems to keep unsafe products off the market. Maternal Health Gap: A new focus on gestational diabetes highlights neglected risks for Somali women, linking poor screening and follow-up to serious maternal and newborn outcomes. Dairy Innovation: Ethiopia’s EIAR unveiled “Etittuu,” a probiotic starter culture to support milk fermentation, aiming to boost dairy productivity and improve nutrition while reducing reliance on imported inputs. Health Aid Under Scrutiny: Human Rights Watch says US bilateral health agreements—including with Ethiopia—condition lifesaving support on access to sensitive health data and other terms that could raise human-rights concerns. Trade & Health Diplomacy: Ethiopia’s foreign minister met the EU commissioner for equality, preparedness and crisis management, citing EU support for Ebola response and partnership with Africa CDC.
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