AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoCross-border malaria push: Togo and Burkina Faso launched a joint seasonal malaria chemoprevention campaign in Cinkansé, targeting children 3–59 months from July 23–26, aiming to protect kids on both sides of the border where movement can weaken stand-alone efforts. Lab capacity for infectious disease: JICA, the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research and WHO partners trained eight health professionals from Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo and Zambia to strengthen skills in parasitology, bacteriology, virology, biosafety and lab quality systems. Flood risk enforcement: A WHO official warned that recurring floods across Africa—including Togo—are worsened by illegal construction that blocks waterways, stressing that laws exist but enforcement must improve. Ebola update: Africa CDC reported over 1,000 deaths in the DRC outbreak, saying lack of vaccines, medicines and funding is driving the crisis. Health security meets industry: A multinational group of military scholars from nine African countries toured Uganda’s Dei BioPharma, highlighting how local medicine and vaccine manufacturing supports national health security. Regional health leadership: ECOWAS approved new appointments for 2026–2030, including a Director-General for WAHO and new judges for the ECOWAS Court of Justice, with Togo’s Yaouza Ouro-Sama named as Chief Registrar.
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