AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoEbola Funding Crunch: Africa CDC says the DRC–Uganda Ebola response now needs $1.4bn, triple earlier estimates, warning only 13% of pledges have been released and access to displacement camps is worsening the crisis. Vaccine Pipeline: UNICEF and Gavi have launched a request for manufacturers’ interest to speed development and scale-up of a Bundibugyo Ebolavirus vaccine for faster access when candidates are ready. FGM/C Pushback: End FGM/C Network Africa and partners warn 22.7m girls still face risk by 2030, calling for stronger African-led action, survivor leadership, research and accountability. Clean Cooking for Health: Nigeria’s Greenplinth Africa is driving an 80m clean cookstoves programme starting in Lagos to cut household air pollution, deforestation and health harms while creating jobs. Air Quality Access: Ghana’s Afri-SET West will open an air quality sensors loan library in July to expand community monitoring and support health-focused environmental decisions. Indoor Air & Babies: UCT research links household air pollution and maternal smoking to higher rates of premature birth, low birth weight and newborn breathing distress. Energy Poverty: A UN SDG7 update says 655m people still lack electricity and 1.8bn rely on polluting cooking fuels, stressing urgent action for health and development.
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