AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoParaguay ICU Boost: Paraguay’s public health system says it has raised intensive care capacity to 94% (from 76% in Aug 2023) by adding 177 critical-care beds, investing over ₲107 billion in equipment, and hiring 707 health professionals, with pediatric ICUs at 90% and neonatal at 96%. Child Kidney Care: Itaipú Binacional is funding Paraguay’s first Paediatric Nephro-urology Centre at Niños de Acosta Ñu General Paediatric Hospital in San Lorenzo, a ₲19,500 million project now in the reinforced concrete phase (25–30% progress). Poultry Trade Health Angle: Taiwan expects its first shipment of chicken meat imported from Paraguay to reach consumers soon after Paraguay’s president sealed the first container (150 metric tons), expanding agricultural trade. El Niño Food Risk: A “super” El Niño is flagged as a major threat to Latin America’s perishable exports, with analysts warning of food-price shocks that could last into 2028. Public Health Milestone Regionally: WHO validated El Salvador as eliminating trachoma as a public health problem, citing multi-year assessments and no evidence of transmission. Science & Community: MuCi in Asunción launched July programming, including guided tours of its future science museum and free outdoor science activities during winter break.
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