AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoAdolescent Nutrition Alert: Seychelles’ 2025 Global School-Based Student Health Survey flags lunch skipping, heavy take-away food reliance, and high sugar intake among students aged 11–17, with local Ministries of Health and Education coordinating the WHO-backed survey. Climate & Food Security: A new look at the South West Indian Ocean warns climate change is pushing food insecurity toward an “existential threat” for small island states like Seychelles, even as the issue often stays low on national priorities. Coral Recovery in Focus: A Seychelles-linked coral project under the Assisted Recovery of Coral (ARC) programme uses sexual reproduction to boost genetic diversity, with early results citing settlement and growth of about 65,000 young corals. Medical Tourism Watch: Seychelles’ High Commissioner joined discussion on medical tourism concerns for African patients, including unclear costs, visa hassles for follow-ups, and language barriers during care. Health System Pressure via Debt: UN leaders say debt repayments and high borrowing costs are draining money from health services across developing countries, warning hospitals and classrooms are being squeezed by creditor demands.
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