AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoMigrant Health Response: Mauritania’s coast guard rescued 216 irregular migrants in two Atlantic operations, with over 120 still missing after one boat sank; survivors reported days adrift with fuel and water running out, and medical care in Nouadhibou focused on dehydration and severe exhaustion. Women’s Health & Rights: A renewed legal debate on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) highlights its classification under public health and morality limits, with WHO estimating 4.5 million girls at risk in 2026 and warning of lifelong physical and mental complications. Healthcare Investment in the Region: The OIC Secretary-General urged stronger partnerships to build resilient healthcare systems, calling for regional value chains for medicines, vaccines, devices, and digital health—discussed at a Nouakchott health-sector investment forum. Regional Health Cooperation: Somalia’s health minister joined the same Nouakchott forum to push health financing reforms, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and sustainable support for equitable access. Public Health Focus: WHO validated El Salvador’s elimination of trachoma as a public health problem, reinforcing global progress toward ending the leading infectious cause of blindness by 2030.
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