AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoMeasles Surge: WHO estimates nearly 11 million measles infections in 2026, with most cases in Africa and Asia—driven mainly by falling vaccination rates and worsened by undernutrition and weak access to care. Digital Resilience: A Seacom-linked warning shows how submarine-cable outages can quickly disrupt mobile money, card payments, and cloud services for small businesses across East and Southern Africa. Food Systems & Research: Rwanda’s PABRA marks 30 years since launching bean research that helped move varieties from labs to farms and markets, tackling malnutrition and low productivity. Health Tech in Tanzania: Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute expands specialist services, including AI-assisted brain surgery and online booking, as Tanzania prepares for AFCON 2027. Ebola Funding Pressure (DRC): UN chief António Guterres says the Ebola response is only 48% funded and may run out within weeks, as insecurity and attacks on health workers hamper containment. Lead Testing Skills (Burundi included): Mercer’s low-cost lead-in-paint training reached labs across East Africa, including Burundi, to help reduce children’s exposure. Transport & Connectivity: Rwanda’s Rusizi Port nears completion to improve Great Lakes trade links—key for landlocked access to markets. Conflict & Climate Displacement: Great Lakes displacement is being intensified by floods and lake-level rise, stressing the need to treat climate and conflict together.
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