AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoPharma Access Push: Iraq’s Health Ministry says it’s working to bring back major international drugmakers, including GSK, to expand access to medicines and boost competition—especially for cancer treatments and vaccines. Public Health & Safety: Kuwait announced what it calls its biggest drugs bust in history, seizing nearly $500m worth of pregabalin (Lyrica) and equipment tied to producing the capsules. Medical Research: A new Neurology study highlights quantitative whole-body MRI as a way to track muscle damage and disease progression in spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA), pointing to more objective monitoring over time. Healthcare Infrastructure: Iraq’s GCCE and Germany’s Sutco signed a deal in Baghdad for a modern waste-to-resource facility aimed at turning municipal waste into fertilizer and renewable aviation fuel. Mental Health & Care: A judge suspended criminal charges against a former U.S. Marine arrested at a Trump golf course with ammunition, sending him for psychiatric evaluation. Care in Conflict: Reports from Ukraine describe medics adapting casualty care training as drone threats make evacuation slower and more unpredictable.
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