AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoEbola Emergency: Reports say the Bundibugyo outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has passed 10,000 cases and 5,000 deaths, with infections reported in four African countries. Africa CDC is backing Kenya’s response; Nigeria says two suspected cases tested negative. Travel and Disease Risks: Kenya is urging Saudi Arabia to lift Ebola-related travel restrictions, while El Niño is raising concern about Rift Valley fever outbreaks in eastern Africa. Medicines and Vaccines: Ghana is seeking investors for a planned US$100 million vaccine manufacturing project. Nigeria has also joined 33 other African countries in ratifying the African Medicines Agency treaty, a step toward stronger regional medicine regulation. Diabetes: WHO estimates 24.6 million adults in Africa live with diabetes, and about three in four remain undiagnosed. Care and Dignity: A study in Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon found that dementia-related stigma can lead to people being hidden, confined or abused. In Nigeria, cancer patients also face treatment delays when radiotherapy machines break down.
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