AGP Executive Report
Last update: 35 minutes agoMpox Response: Madagascar is stretching scarce mpox vaccine supplies using WHO-approved fractional dosing as its largest-ever outbreak accelerates, with at least 4,000 cases reported and around one million people at risk, including sex workers, young children, people living with HIV/AIDS, and health workers. Malaria Outlook: A new Nature study warns climate change will shift malaria into new regions, with Kenya expected to see higher transmission as warming and rainfall changes expand mosquito-friendly conditions into cooler highlands. Dengue on the Move: Researchers report dengue transmission along the Congo–Angola border and find a diverse Aedes mosquito virus mix, highlighting how border regions can spread outbreaks faster than surveillance systems can track them. Outbreak Readiness: Tanzania’s Sokoine University of Agriculture is using a mobile lab with genetic testing to speed up investigations for outbreaks like Marburg and Covid-19. Water Safety & Health Risks: A groundwater-mapping project aims to guide safer pumping as Africa faces more erratic drought and downpours, with hundreds of millions still lacking reliable drinking water.
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