AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoBreast Cancer Awareness: An ECOWAS outreach campaign in Bissau urged women to seek care for unusual lumps, changes in breast shape or skin, and abnormal nipple discharge. The Oct. 22 event promoted early detection and preventive health. Food Security and Nutrition: A World Food Programme project in Cumpanghor links school meals with local food production, poultry farming, sewing skills and solar-powered irrigation to strengthen children’s nutrition and household resilience. Newborn Hepatitis B Study: Guinea-Bissau has refused approval for a controversial trial that would have delayed the birth-dose vaccine for half of 14,000 newborns. The study will not proceed; police searched the researchers’ offices and seized vaccine doses as part of an investigation. Polio Prevention: Guinea-Bissau was among five African countries that closed type 2 polio outbreaks in August. WHO says funding gaps and uneven vaccination coverage still threaten eradication efforts across the region.
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