AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoWorld Heart Day & training: Merck Foundation marked World Heart Day 2026 with African and Asian First Ladies, saying it has funded 956 scholarships for healthcare providers across 52 countries to build skills in diabetes and cardiovascular preventive care. Ebola preparedness: Africa CDC warned 10 African countries, including Burundi, are at risk as the DRC Ebola outbreak grows, urging stronger surveillance, lab capacity, and rapid isolation at points of entry; Kenya also boosted border and lab readiness. Burundi–Tanzania health cooperation: Burundi and Tanzania began a two-day Joint Permanent Commission meeting in Bujumbura covering trade and also health, aiming to strengthen cooperation and implementation measures. Water shortage hits health: Muyinga and Kirundo face drinking-water shortages, with Muyinga hospital reportedly without water for up to three days, raising hygiene and illness fears. Alcohol sales suspended: Burundi’s trade ministry suspended production and sale of several high-alcohol beverage categories, ordering products removed from circulation and warning of sanctions for non-compliance. Refugee camp health strain: Lusenda refugees in the DRC’s Fizi area told UNHCR about two years without food aid, medicine shortages, and difficulties accessing healthcare.
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