AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoSHA Payments: Church leaders say SHA owes faith-based hospitals more than Sh10 billion, warning that delayed reimbursements are disrupting medicine supplies and staff pay. Mission facilities provide about 40% of Kenya’s healthcare. Ebola Watch: Kenya reports six recoveries and 18 days without a new case, while stepping up screening and quarantine measures; the DRC outbreak has surpassed 10,000 cases and 5,000 deaths. Climate Preparedness: East African leaders have adopted a joint El Niño response plan as concerns grow over worsening nutrition in arid and semi-arid counties and gaps in local preparedness. Vaccine Research: A Phase 2 trial in Kenyan infants found Valneva’s experimental shigella vaccine candidate safe and able to prompt immune responses; it is not yet approved for use. Rabies Prevention: A door-to-door vaccination drive in remote Loiyangalani is bringing prevention to dogs and cats, where distance and limited veterinary services have hindered control.
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