AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoEbola Preparedness in Kenya: Kenya confirmed its first imported Bundibugyo Ebola case after a man died in Nairobi following travel from the DRC via Uganda, prompting WHO-backed intensification of screening, contact tracing, and surveillance at high-risk entry points. Public Health Watch: WHO and ECDC are also monitoring a suspected pneumonic plague death in Russia’s Irkutsk region, with emergency containment measures and no secondary cases reported so far. Angola Health Workforce Push: Angola’s health system strengthening project has trained about 21,000 professionals (56.6% of target), with plans to benefit 38,000 workers and expand specialist training. Ghana Biosafety for Investment: Ghana’s environment minister urged clearer biosafety regulation to attract biotechnology investment, warning that uncertainty can slow commercialization of innovations. Food & Nutrition Data: KNUST hosted a workshop to build Ghana’s National Food Composition Database, aiming to improve nutrition guidance and policy using locally analysed food data. Animal Health & One Health: Elanco and Purdue broke ground on a One Health Research Institute to link animal, human, and plant health through diagnostics and vaccines. Ghana–Zambia Job Scam Warning: Ghana’s foreign ministry warned citizens in Zambia about fraudulent job offers tied to forced cybercrime.
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