AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoTriple-Testing for Pregnant Women: Seychelles and Eritrea have adopted Abbott’s WHO-prequalified Determine Antenatal Care Panel, enabling “one visit, one test, three results” for HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B from a single finger-prick sample with rapid results—aimed at accelerating the push to eliminate mother-to-child transmission. Hazardous Chemicals Skills Boost: Seychelles strengthened national capacity to identify and manage trade in hazardous chemicals through a two-day training workshop with UNDP support under a GEF-funded regional project. Tobacco Control Push: A coalition in Kenya urged MPs to fast-track a Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill to better regulate emerging nicotine products and protect youth—an issue with clear regional health relevance. Coral Reef Hope Signals: New research presented in Mombasa highlights areas of the world’s reefs that may be more climate-resilient, offering guidance for where conservation efforts could help most. Ocean Funding Gap: As the Our Ocean conference opens in Mombasa, advocates warn that ocean conservation funding remains far below what’s needed to protect marine ecosystems.
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