AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoAfrica’s Health Agenda: Ethiopia is preparing to host the Nov. 23–27 Conference on Public Health in Africa, focused on stronger local health systems, medicine production and emergency readiness. Crisis Response: WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says renewed attacks in northern Ethiopia are pushing a fragile health system closer to collapse, with shortages of staff, medicines and equipment. Child Health: Liberia plans to expand newborn sickle cell screening to every county by 2030; currently, only three hospitals offer testing, despite an estimated 1,600 affected births each year. Medicine Safety: Afghan authorities destroyed about 1,000 tonnes of expired and substandard medicines and cosmetics seized in Kandahar. Care Access: Essentia Health opened a new orthopedic center in Baxter, Minnesota, bringing specialty care, urgent care, rehabilitation, imaging and pharmacy services under one roof.
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