AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoMpox Alert in Guinea-Bissau: Guinea-Bissau has confirmed its first mpox case. Health Minister Quinhin Nantote said a 27-year-old woman sought care on June 24; samples from her skin lesions were tested locally and then confirmed at Institut Pasteur in Dakar. Authorities have activated national response mechanisms under WHO guidance, started contact tracing, reinforced surveillance (including at borders), and urged the public to wash hands often and avoid close contact with people with fever or rashes. Public Health Risk in the Region: WHO warns Sudan’s cholera outbreak could worsen during the rainy season as conflict and displacement hamper control; reported deaths are at least 114 with over 1,300 infections. Medicine Safety Watch: South Africa ordered a recall of compounded “copycat” Ozempic and Mounjaro products made by iDexis after a court halted production of compounded semaglutide, with regulators increasing oversight of weight-loss imitations.
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