AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoCancer care in Uganda: Jennifer Nyamwija, a cervical cancer survivor, urges early screening and warns against ignoring warning signs, highlighting how patient navigation at the Uganda Cancer Institute helped her move from diagnosis to treatment with both medical and emotional support. Ebola response in the region: WHO recommends testing the licensed Ebola vaccine Ervebo against the Bundibugyo strain as DR Congo’s outbreak surges, while WHO and Africa CDC call for urgent community-led scale-up; Uganda’s earlier containment is cited as a model for early detection and cross-border surveillance. Travel and health security: The US temporarily tightens travel rules for passengers returning from Uganda, South Sudan and DR Congo, including mandatory entry screening routes and restrictions for those recently in the DRC. Adolescent health: Right to Play’s SHARE project reports improved adolescent sexual and reproductive health knowledge and service uptake in Uganda’s Upper East. Community health accountability: Karamoja stakeholders discuss Community-Led Monitoring, pushing residents to track medicine, staffing and care quality to strengthen local health service delivery. Livestock protection: Housing Finance Bank supports MAAIF’s livestock vaccination drive with easier payment options to help farmers vaccinate on time.
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