AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoEbola Response: Africa CDC has praised Kenya’s containment efforts as a model, with the country reporting 18 days without a new case. WHO has cleared two vaccine candidates for trials against the Bundibugyo outbreak, which remains a concern in the DRC. Yellow Fever: WHO reports 67 cases and 18 deaths across nine African countries, renewing calls for vaccination and surveillance. Health Systems: Only 18% of African countries have dedicated domestic funding for health information systems, while all 11 local governments assessed in Nigeria’s Gombe State scored below 40% on primary healthcare performance. Maternal Health: Nigerian health-tech firm Helium Health has received a $2.5 million Google.org grant to deploy AI in maternal care, with plans to reach 1.9 million women. Antimicrobial Resistance: Moroccan scientist Adnane Remmal won a UNESCO life sciences prize for work on a treatment designed to help restore antibiotics’ effectiveness against resistant infections.
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