AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 minutes agoPublic Health & Safety: Lagos State Commissioner for Health Prof. Akin Abayomi warned residents against self-medicating with antibiotics and antimalarials as antimicrobial resistance grows, urging proper diagnosis and prescription. Mental Health & Women’s Wellbeing: A new report spotlights Nigeria’s hidden mental health crisis among young women, linking trauma, exploitation, cybercrime-related relationships, and economic pressure to anxiety, depression and long-term harm. Disease Control: An expert says insecticide resistance and climate change are weakening mosquito-borne disease control, threatening gains against malaria and other infections. Child Health & Vaccination: UNICEF enlisted Katsina’s imams, pastors and religious leaders to push vaccination, nutrition, education, healthcare and child protection through faith-based messaging. Humanitarian Support: The UN called for more funding and stronger protection for humanitarian workers in Nigeria as food insecurity, malnutrition and disease outbreaks worsen. Accountability in Health Systems: Amnesty International demanded urgent investigation into reports of hundreds of unidentified bodies moved from Imo mortuaries at night, calling for identities and causes of death to be clarified. Health Emergency Response: Kogi State ordered a probe into four deaths after a family ate local amala, focusing on possible food poisoning or contamination. Health Tech & Access: MedServe and Roche partnership coverage points to expanded modern diagnostics across Nigeria, while Nigeria’s FEC approved NIGCOMSAT-2A and 2B to boost broadband for underserved communities.
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