AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoFGM-Free Communities: In Logo-Anseba (Gash Barka), 22 villages across 13 administrative areas were declared free of female genital mutilation, with local monitoring urged to keep the gains sustainable. Public Health Leadership: The Eritrean Public Health Association held its 4th Scientific Conference and Congress in Asmara, featuring research on adolescent smoking, school absenteeism linked to menstrual problems, home delivery, quality of life in glaucoma patients, and public health practices—plus plans to define roles for public health professionals with the Ministry of Health. Animal & Plant Health Capacity: Eritrea’s National Animal and Plant Health Laboratory reported major growth since independence, now diagnosing up to 16,000 samples per year and producing millions of vaccine doses since 2023, including Newcastle disease, Gumboro, and PPR vaccines. Mental Health Focus (Regional): A WHO-supported mental health workshop in Johannesburg will gather Eritrea and other countries to develop rapid mental health landscape analyses ahead of a global summit in Kigali. Snakebite Risk: A WHO-led study warns that climate-driven habitat shifts may increase human contact with venomous snakes, raising snakebite risk in more places.
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