AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoCancer Care: A new planning model highlights how washed-out roads can keep patients from Rwanda’s Butaro cancer centre, and helps weigh road upgrades against investment in facilities and oncology staff. Cross-Border Preparedness: Rwanda and Uganda completed a three-day health emergency simulation at Katuna-Gatuna, testing coordination, information-sharing and referral systems amid the Ebola outbreak in neighbouring DRC. Uganda’s health minister called for thermal cameras at major border crossings. Children’s Health: A Rwanda trial of the Pediatric Development Clinic–Baby Ubuntu programme found meaningful quality-of-life gains for 72% of participating families, versus 52.1% under enhanced usual care. The programme also improved caregiver mental health and reduced hospital admissions. Health Funding: UNICEF urged Rwanda to protect spending on children as grants decline. Funding for education, health, social protection and WASH rose 4.2% to Frw1.71 trillion, below projected inflation, and now makes up 22% of the national budget. Medicine Safety: WHO and the African Medicines Agency used their first joint Agency Week in Kigali to advance regulatory cooperation and improve access to safe, quality medicines.
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