AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoTobacco Control: A new WHO report says 5 billion people live in countries with key tobacco-control measures, but many governments still need to improve support for people trying to quit. Health Technology: Egyptian startup NoorNation raised $1.05 million to expand solar irrigation; it has also supplied two solar-powered desalination units to hospitals in Tajikistan with UNICEF. TB Treatment: India rejected a patent application for BPaL, a WHO-recommended, six-month oral treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis—shorter than older regimens that often required injections. New Facilities: President Emomali Rahmon remotely inaugurated 16 facilities in Vahdat, including healthcare and social facilities, though officials gave few details about the health services.
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