AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 minutes agoClimate & Malaria: A new study in Nature says climate change is slightly increasing childhood malaria overall, but it will “move” risk—rising in southern and East Africa while easing in today’s hottest hotspots as temperatures become too harsh for mosquitoes. Food & Health Security: The UN FAO reports global hunger fell by about 43 million people from 2022–2025, yet Africa still carries the heaviest burden (about 20% food insecure in 2025), with conflict, aid cuts, and climate shocks blamed. Soil, Nutrition & Community Resilience: A spotlight on Amílcar Cabral’s agronomy ideas links restoring soils to human freedom—an approach that fits today’s push for healthier farming systems and stronger rural livelihoods. Regional Health Leadership: ECOWAS Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) Network elects a new vice president, with Guinea-Bissau’s Da Silva Estevão named President—aimed at improving trust and safer health responses across West Africa. Health Workforce Support: Nigeria’s Technical Aid Corps says it deployed doctors and nurses to Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone, and Nigeria was voted into the UN TOSSD Steering Committee.
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