AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoECOWAS Health-Tech Boost: Nigeria’s HubPharm Africa won the ECOWAS Startup Awards grand prize of US$30,000 in Abuja, with Senegal’s Gaynako (US$20,000) and Côte d’Ivoire’s My Opinion (US$15,000) taking runner-up spots; Cabo Verde’s Afrikan Coders also made the top five, and the event rolled out new ECOWAS startup support initiatives aimed at tackling human-development challenges. Air Quality & Health: New Copernicus CAMS analysis finds nearly 40% of the world’s population was exposed to harmful ground-level ozone in the first eight months of 2026, with Asia worst hit and Europe also seeing widespread “Poor” to “Extremely Poor” exposure—an urgent reminder of heat-and-pollution risks to health. Reproductive Health Research: A new global analysis links female infertility burden to chlamydia infections, highlighting how often the infection is asymptomatic and can contribute to reproductive complications. Public Health Data Access: Massachusetts’ 2026 Community Health Equity Survey (CHES) is open through November 2026, focusing on social and structural drivers of health inequity, including among older adults.
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