AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoDisease Preparedness: Singapore has launched a regional One Health initiative using predictive modelling to spot infectious disease threats earlier, linking human, wildlife and environmental health partners. India’s Hospital Sector: Kauvery Hospital opened an integrated obesity and metabolic-care centre in Chennai and performed South Tamil Nadu’s first deceased-donor liver transplant; Dr Lal PathLabs also reported a 27% profit rise as testing volumes grew. Drug Development: Nxera Pharma licensed its inflammatory bowel disease candidate to AbbVie for US$100 million upfront and up to US$1.37 billion in milestones. Boehringer Ingelheim and China’s SBP Group also struck a cancer-drug partnership worth US$358 million upfront and near-term payments, with further milestones possible. Outbreak Watch: Japan’s flu season began unusually early, with children and older adults making up most hospitalisations. Dengue has also prompted quarantines at construction sites in China’s Hainan province. Health Policy: A Lancet Commission report says China’s poverty-reduction programme combined healthcare with measures on nutrition, housing and safe water; it cites 1.4 trillion yuan in health-related investment from 2015 to 2020.
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