AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoEbola Preparedness: Cross River State has activated emergency measures to prevent Ebola Virus Disease spread, with its public health emergency operations centre on alert mode, intensified surveillance and active case searches, and closer monitoring of travellers and unexplained bleeding deaths amid outbreaks in Uganda and the DRC. HIV Prevention Alarm: UNAIDS warns that PrEP use has fallen by nearly two-fifths across 62 countries after aid cuts, with steep drops reported in Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda and Kenya—signalling prevention efforts are going backwards. Blood Shortage Push: Ahead of World Blood Donor Day (June 14), Cameroon’s National Blood Transfusion Center launched a drive in Yaoundé to tackle a severe national shortfall; the country needs about 400,000 units yearly but collected 186,500 in 2025, leaving gaps that hit hospitals nationwide. Health Policy Expertise: Nkafu Policy Institute appointed global health strategist Dr Luchuo Engelbert Bain as a Non-Resident Fellow in health policy and human development, strengthening evidence-informed policymaking capacity. Education & Health Access Tech: Cameroon is rolling out student digital IDs for secondary schools via MTN Cameroon, linking records and services—part of a wider push to make credentials act like access keys to public systems.
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