AGP Executive Report
Last update: 22 minutes agoOxygen Access in Rural Care: Air Liquide launched its Access Oxygen programme in Madagascar, starting in eight primary healthcare centers in Antsirabe, to bring reliable, affordable oxygen for respiratory distress in premature infants, childbirth complications, and pneumonia—aiming to cut maternal and infant mortality where facilities are far from hospitals. Climate Risks to Children: UNICEF warned that almost all children worldwide face climate hazards, with 1.8 billion at risk from drought and 1.2 billion from extreme heat; it also flags “overlapping hazards” that can overwhelm health, water, sanitation, and education systems—an urgent issue for Madagascar’s region. Biodiversity Tech for Conservation: The Kew-led State of the World’s Plants and Fungi 2026 report says the biodiversity crisis is still poorly mapped, but digitisation and AI are helping scientists identify threatened plants and fungi faster, including work linked to Madagascar’s digitised specimens. Health Sector Diplomacy: Russia and Madagascar’s foreign ministers met in Moscow, with cooperation highlighted across energy, agriculture, infrastructure, health, mining, and education.
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