AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoMental Health: South Africa’s Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi delivered a keynote at a WHO-backed East and Southern Africa mental health inter-country workshop, with São Tomé and Príncipe among participating countries expected to produce a rapid mental health landscape analysis ahead of the Kigali summit. Ebola Preparedness: ECSA Health Community stepped up joint border surveillance and emergency response across high-risk frontiers after Ebola spread from the DRC into Uganda, with WHO declaring the outbreak a PHEIC and Africa CDC classifying it a continental emergency. Maritime Health & Safety: The UN Tribunal for the Law of the Sea awarded just over $14M in compensation over the 2022 seizure of the crude oil tanker Heroic Idun, an incident involving the vessel’s time in São Tomé and Príncipe’s EEZ. Food & Nutrition Resilience: FAO’s Global AgriInno Challenge 2026 is accepting applications for agrifood innovations in Small Island Developing States, with São Tomé and Príncipe eligible for reserved finalist spots. Health-Adjacent Funding: A donor roundtable in Brazzaville sought $5.32B for Congo Basin projects, including prevention of health, environmental, and epidemic risks, with São Tomé and Príncipe listed among member countries.
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