AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoFood Security Boost: Japan signed a CFAF 800 million (200 million yen) deal with Togo to supply subsidized rice under its 2026 Kennedy Round, aiming to strengthen food and nutrition security and stabilize prices for vulnerable households. Medicines Regulation: Togo’s Council of Ministers adopted a decree to create a National Agency for the Regulation of Medicines and Other Healthcare Products, targeting stronger quality control, inspections, market surveillance and pharmacovigilance. Disability Rights: A draft law was adopted to better protect people with disabilities, including clearer provisions across health, education, work, accessibility, and social protection, with extra safeguards for women and children. Eye Health Snapshot: Lapaire’s Vision Health Index 2026 reports that in Togo, presbyopia (22.1%) and myopia (16.7%) are most common, and about 29.9% of tested patients need vision correction—yet only 21% receive it. Public Health Capacity Building: Fifty senior nursing leaders from 27 countries joined an international policy and management programme at PGIMER, supported by India’s MEA/ITEC, focused on strengthening healthcare systems. Global Health Context: A new Africa air quality brief warns many countries, including parts of West Africa, still exceed WHO PM2.5 daily limits—an ongoing public health risk.
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