AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoMaternal health boost in Vihiga: Vihiga County received Sh50m in maternal, newborn and child health equipment through the Momentum Country and Global Leadership (MCGL) project, aiming to cut maternal and under-five deaths by strengthening newborn units, referral systems and training. Health worker pay pressure: Thousands of healthcare interns plan to strike from Aug 31 over delayed salaries, warning of further disruption to already strained services. Food insecurity worsening: Save the Children reports 3.6m Kenyans facing acute food insecurity, with hundreds of thousands in emergency hunger levels and rising admissions for malnutrition among children and pregnant/lactating women. Cancer diagnostics push (regional): Uganda approved about Sh244b to procure PET scan machines for regional referral hospitals, reducing the need for costly overseas scans. Public health and environment: Ghana’s styrofoam ban is framed as the first phase of a wider single-use plastics crackdown, citing public health and drain-blockage risks. Kenya-China trade for farmers: A new arrangement removes duties on about 98.2% of tariff lines, giving duty-free access for Kenyan exports like avocados, tea, coffee and fresh produce to China. Dengue alert: Kenya is seeing rising dengue cases, with health authorities urging vigilance as outbreaks spread.
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