AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoRegional Health Security: IGAD launched the $31.9m PREPARE project to strengthen pandemic preparedness across Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda, using a One Health approach with cross-border surveillance, lab upgrades, and emergency workforce training. HIV/HPV Cancer Care: A new focus on anal cancer highlights how high HIV and HPV rates raise risk for veterans, with updated first-line immunotherapy options improving outcomes for some patients. Snakebite Risk: WHO-led research warns snakebite risk is rising as climate change shifts venomous snakes into more human areas, with millions of cases and significant deaths each year. Djibouti in US Visa Hub List: A US plan to cut Africa visa-processing sites to 20 hubs includes Djibouti, which could affect travel and health-related mobility for residents and visitors. Medical Tourism Push (Ethiopia): Ethiopia says it wants to grow medical tourism by upgrading tertiary care, equipment, and pharmaceutical supply chains, with digital tools and AI diagnostics in the plan.
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