AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoHunger Crisis in Madagascar: The global hunger monitor warns Madagascar’s food crisis is worsening, with projections of 3.72 million people facing crisis-level hunger and major numbers of children under 5 and pregnant or breastfeeding women at risk of acute malnutrition. Mpox Update: Madagascar’s confirmed mpox cases have climbed to 3,022 since the outbreak began in December 2025, with 20 deaths reported; the health ministry says surveillance, awareness, testing, and vaccination are being scaled up, including a second batch of 30,000 UNICEF-supported doses. HIV Funding Shock: At AIDS 2026 in Rio, UNAIDS and KFF report global HIV programme funding fell 25% in 2025, driven largely by steep US cuts—raising fears for treatment and prevention progress. Plague Reminder: A modern case of bubonic plague in Mongolia has prompted warnings against hunting and eating marmots, highlighting how zoonotic diseases can flare with seasonal travel and local food habits. Cancer Drug Manufacturing Breakthrough: UNB researchers report a way to supercharge lab production of vinblastine, a cancer drug made from Madagascar periwinkle, potentially speeding up manufacturing of a notoriously hard-to-produce medicine.
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