AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoPolicy & Prevention: Bangladesh’s health budget for 2026-27 shifts focus to disease prevention and system reforms, with allocation nearly doubling to Tk 69,000 crore. Hospital Access & Flow: Nepal’s Lumbini Provincial Hospital rolled out emergency triage to prioritize critically ill patients as daily caseloads rise. Emergency Care Under Strain: Bengaluru’s health minister set a goal of ambulances reaching hospitals within 13 minutes, citing traffic and vehicle shortages. Regulation & Patient Safety: India proposes faster medical device licensing by shortening timelines across risk classes, while India also moves toward QR/barcode track-and-trace for vaccines, antimicrobials, narcotics, and anti-cancer drugs. Transplants & Transparency: India’s NOTTO orders hospitals to publish transplant success, failure, long-term effects, and mortality data, especially for kidney transplants. Mental Health Capacity: Uganda warns of a shortage of trained counsellors outside major cities as demand grows. Heat & Public Health: France reported about 1,000 excess deaths during a record heatwave, with many deaths occurring at home among people 65+. Healthcare Governance: Bangladesh Medical University’s super-specialised hospital plans an overhaul under the Companies Act to improve operations and expand services.
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