AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoDisability & Eye Care: Apex Optics launched its “Clear Sight Initiative” for people with albinism, offering free eye exams and UV-protective eyewear, while a first-ever national wheelchair training course wrapped up with 48 allied health professionals trained to WHO standards—both steps aimed at improving access to essential care. WASH for Children: UNICEF warned that safe water, sanitation and hygiene gaps still leave many Gambian children behind, citing low safely managed drinking water (48%), sanitation (28%) and handwashing with soap (13%). Electricity Strain on Health & Livelihoods: Reports highlight worsening electricity and water crises, including tailors in Brikama losing work hours and equipment damage—conditions that also threaten health services and daily wellbeing. Medicine Safety: India’s move to make cough syrups prescription-only mirrors wider safety concerns; the wider story points to tighter syrup regulation after contaminated products caused child deaths. Migration & Burns: Authorities reported 72 migrants rescued after a boat fire off North Bank, with 33 suffering burn injuries and medical treatment underway. Local Health Support: Africmed International Hospital donated medicines to Basse College to strengthen its health support system for students and staff.
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