AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoSanitary crackdown: Angola’s Inspector-General of Sanitary Activities, Miguel de Oliveira, says sanitary inspections are being expanded nationwide to clinics, aesthetic medicine centers, and beauty salons, after a Luanda pilot flagged issues like unqualified health technicians, expired medicines/cosmetics, and establishments operating on only a commercial license; he warned that irregular sites will be closed. Mpox update: Cabinda has recorded nine new monkeypox (Mpox) positives in three days, bringing active cases to 35; 26 suspected cases are under monitoring, with patients advised to seek care for fever, body aches, and skin lesions. Public health risk from neglect: Plans are underway to clean up the Sarusungu floating bridge area in Rundu after years of accumulated waste that locals say is making it harder to recover drownings and may be increasing disease risk. Health-linked policy: Angola’s Economic Commission reviewed drafts to strengthen SADC preferential trade rules and to protect intellectual property rights for new seed varieties, aiming to improve access to quality inputs that support healthier food systems.
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