AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoMass-casualty incidents: A stampede at a Kolkata religious festival killed 19 and injured about 25; in Gwalior, a truck struck templegoers, killing 13 and injuring dozens. Hospitals are treating victims from both disasters. Regional air quality: Indonesian wildfire haze is driving respiratory complaints and school closures across Southeast Asia; a Malaysian medical-equipment supplier reported oxygen-device sales up 35%. Hospital expansion: Tata Trusts plans 40–50 not-for-profit hospitals and aims to strengthen more than 100 public health facilities, while training over 20,000 frontline workers. Health system reform: Nepal’s reform plans need stronger procurement and supply chains so facilities can reliably access medicines, tests and equipment. Nutrition rules: India’s food regulator has proposed restricting added sucrose and fructose in foods for infants up to six months. Traditional medicine: Singapore plans to accredit its first five traditional Chinese medicine providers as it develops a broader Chinese-Western medicine approach.
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