AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoMaternal Health: Seychelles and Eritrea have adopted Abbott’s WHO-prequalified integrated Determine Antenatal Care Panel, a rapid “one visit, one test, three results” finger-prick test for HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B to support the push to eliminate mother-to-child transmission. Public Health Systems: The test is designed for settings where pregnant women may attend fewer antenatal visits, delivering results within minutes to speed up screening and treatment. Ocean & Wellness Link: With leaders meeting for the Our Ocean conference (16–18 June) in Mombasa, coverage highlights a widening ocean conservation funding gap—only about 14% of needed international finance—while noting that stronger protection could boost economic output and ecosystem services. Environment & Community: A Curieuse Island feature spotlights the island’s Aldabra giant tortoise translocation programme as a conservation success story, showing how protecting species can also reshape habitats and reduce extinction risks.
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