AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoFood Safety Crackdown (Ho): Ghana’s Ho Municipal Environmental Health Unit supervised the destruction of expired and unwholesome beverages and food products after a court order, including hundreds of bottles/cartons of popular drinks and biscuits, following prosecution of a retailer/warehouse owner. Public Health & Access (Bishkek): Hot water will be shut off in central Bishkek on Aug 6 from 08:30–20:30 for heating network reconnection work, affecting homes and key facilities including Maternity Hospital No. 3 and CSM No. 3. Health Security Strategy (WHO, Lomé): Five African countries adopted an eight-year Regional Strategy for Health Security and Emergencies (2022–2030) endorsed in Lomé, with plans to expand implementation and scale up prevention, diagnostics, and treatment for public health emergencies. Clean Air for Health (Africa Clean Air Forum): Experts at the 2026 Africa Clean Air Forum warned Africa receives under 1% of global clean-air investment and urged faster implementation of cleaner transport, fuels, and urban planning to protect health. Health System Support (Ghana Awards): Ghana’s government urged healthcare professionals and diagnostics providers to keep saving lives and show compassion, highlighting the growing burden of non-communicable diseases like diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and kidney disease. Anti-Counterfeit Drugs (Lagos): Lagos police arrested two suspects and uncovered warehouses allegedly used to repackage and traffic suspected adulterated/counterfeit medicines, including products linked to common treatments.
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