AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoOne Health for poultry: South Asia experts urged tighter coordination across human, animal and environmental health to make poultry safer and more sustainable, warning that disease outbreaks, antimicrobial resistance and environmental strain are rising as farming expands. Maternal care milestone: India’s Health Ministry will launch nationwide celebrations on June 9 for the 10-year Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA), pushing free antenatal check-ups and quality care. China pharma crackdown: China plans a nationwide campaign against misconduct in pharmaceutical sales and healthcare services, targeting illegal marketing, price fraud and other abuses. Cancer drug supply risk (India): AIIMS Delhi experts flagged shortages of cisplatin and carboplatin as a threat to treatment timelines and outcomes. Public health misinformation check: A viral “rats in hospital” video was fact-checked as filmed in Uttar Pradesh, India—not Quetta’s Civil Hospital in Pakistan. Rural health staffing gap (Bhutan): Parliament raised concerns over shortages of health assistants, especially female workers, in remote gewog health centres. Food trade continuity (India-EU): India retained EU export authorisation for key agri and marine items under AMR-linked rules beyond September 2026. Condom shortage (India): Reports link a condom supply squeeze to West Asia disruptions, raising alarms for HIV prevention access.
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