AGP Executive Report
Last update: 35 minutes agoSnakebite alert: A new WHO-led study warns that warming temperatures and habitat change are pushing venomous snakes closer to people, raising the odds of bites and deaths as some of the deadliest species expand into new areas. HIV/STI snapshot: New analysis tracks how HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections affect women of child-bearing age differently across regions from 1990–2021. Food pressure in Egypt: For Eid Al Adha, many Egyptians are cutting back on sheep slaughter as prices rise and budgets shrink. Polio push in the Horn: Djibouti and neighbors reaffirmed plans to stop variant poliovirus transmission with tighter cross-border coordination, surveillance, and synchronized action. East Africa climate risk: IGAD/WMO forecasts a high chance of below-normal June–September rainfall across parts of the Greater Horn, threatening water and food security. VL partnership: Gilead renewed WHO support to expand access to kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis) diagnosis and treatment, with added medicine donations focused on East Africa.
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