AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoPrimary Care Funding: The Federal Government approved ₦40.7bn for the Basic Health Care Provision Fund and plans to extend support to more than 13,000 facilities. Child Malnutrition: Médecins Sans Frontières treated 283,777 children across seven northern states in the first eight months of 2026, including more than 87,000 in Katsina; it says poverty, insecurity and displacement continue to drive the crisis. Disease Outbreaks: Lassa fever has caused 268 deaths from more than 1,100 confirmed cases across 24 states this year, according to reports citing the NCDC. Maternal Care: Lagos authorities intervened after a hospital reportedly turned away pregnant women after reaching its weekly limit of 45 patients. Mental Health: The Senate advanced a bill to decriminalise attempted suicide, amid calls to treat survivors as people in need of care, not punishment.
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