AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoNursing Leadership in Tonga: Tonga’s Ministry of Health has celebrated the first cohort graduating from a UCSF–Tonga Quality Improvement Fellowship, a nine-month programme pairing in-person workshops with monthly mentoring to strengthen care quality. Projects focused on diabetes care, HPV education and vaccination, medication safety, and improving nursing student training. Specialist Care Close to Home: Vaiola Hospital carried out life-changing congenital lung surgery for a newborn with severe respiratory distress, using a visiting Pasifika Medical Association team alongside Tongan clinicians under the NZ Medical Treatment Scheme—avoiding a risky overseas transfer and building local specialist skills. Health Awareness—Hepatitis B: A reminder that most people with hepatitis B don’t know they’re infected, since it’s only diagnosed by a blood test; the Hepatitis Foundation of New Zealand is urging testing and support ahead of World Hepatitis Awareness Day. Civil Registration Access: Nigeria’s National Population Commission says it has set up 4,011 electronic birth and death registration centres and plans to expand to about 8,000 to improve access to legal identity services. Pacific Health & Safety Context: The FAO unveiled a blueprint to tackle transboundary animal diseases, warning they can spill into human health and disrupt livelihoods and trade.
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