AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoMalaria Prevention Push: In Luanda, the Angolan Association of Clinical and Laboratory Biomedical Scientists (OBCLA) urged stronger malaria prevention, including soil treatment, more research, and expanded training—while warning that some biomedical professionals are working without proper registration, risking service quality. Disaster Readiness Funding: Angola plans to set aside over AKZ 260.6 billion for its 2026–2027 National Contingency and Response Plan for calamities and disasters, including medical support, temporary shelter, and post-disaster recovery, with a permanent emergency fund to speed response. Ebola Pressure on Health Systems: CDC Africa says the DRC’s Ebola outbreak is straining hospitals, with about 1,200 confirmed cases and 305 deaths, and calls for urgent dedicated treatment centres; new medicine trials are set to begin in Bunia, while a first European case has been reported in France. Allergy Care Gains Attention: AFRICALLI marks World Allergy Week 2026, warning that allergic and immunologic diseases are a growing, under-recognised burden across Africa and should be treated as essential healthcare. Health Infrastructure Progress: Angola’s defense ministry highlighted work on a Regional Military Hospital in Huambo, reported at 48% complete, aimed at boosting healthcare response capacity for the wider population.
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