AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoEarly Menopause in Focus: A BMJ Global Health study estimates that 1 in 14 women aged 30–49 in low- and middle-income countries experience early menopause, with higher rates in rural areas and links to heart disease, osteoporosis, metabolic problems, mood and cognitive decline—Gabon is named among the countries included. Maternal Health Push: The Angel Care Foundation’s Angel Blanket Initiative aims to deliver 1 million newborn blankets across Africa over five years and train mothers on postnatal care; it already moved fast after a June 25 launch in Ghana, with donations reaching hospitals and clinics. Conservation & Health Link: A documentary profile, “Silent Forests,” highlights central Africa’s fight to protect critically endangered forest elephants amid poaching, corruption and funding gaps—an environmental health story for the region. Open Science on Ibogaine: MAPS released an open-access ibogaine investigator’s brochure, making preclinical safety and dosing information freely available to researchers and policymakers. Ebola Support: Russia says it is backing DRC and Uganda’s Ebola response with specialist teams and diagnostic testing support.
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