AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoSTEPS Survey Launch in Suriname: Suriname’s Ministry of Health, with PAHO/WHO and the IDB, has started training 45 field supervisors and interviewers for the WHO STEPS Survey—its first since 2013—aimed at updating national data on major noncommunicable disease risk factors like tobacco and alcohol use, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and mental health, with nationwide fieldwork planned over three months. Safe Water Access Map: A new global look at safely managed drinking water shows huge gaps: more than 2 billion people still lack safe water at home, with access near-universal in many wealthy regions but far below 20% in several low-income countries. WHO Malaria Win Noted: At the World Health Assembly, WHO recognized Suriname for malaria elimination, alongside other global public health achievements. Ebola Briefing: A report warns the 2026 Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda could become one of the worst on record, with no vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain and conflict and misinformation complicating response. Local Health Worker Link: A Guyana case highlights a Cuban woman found dead; she worked at a health center, while a police officer remains in preventive detention after a murder charge.
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