AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoIndigenous Health Access: Indigenous women in Paraguay are asking the government to formally recognize traditional midwives, saying ancestral birth care is essential where public services are scarce and where discrimination and obstetric violence in hospitals push many women to deliver with community midwives. Cross-border Training: Medics and nurses from the Massachusetts National Guard and Paraguayan Armed Forces (with Kenya) trained in critical care interventions in the U.S., using cadaver-based practice for lifesaving procedures. Food Safety & Antibiotic Rules: The EU suspended imports of Brazilian animal products (including beef, poultry, eggs, honey) over concerns about guarantees on antimicrobial use, raising health and trade ripple effects across the region. Public Health Risk From Counterfeit Drugs: Brazil’s booming demand for GLP-1 weight-loss injections is fueling a black market, with seizures showing vials smuggled from Paraguay and hidden in everyday containers. Climate & Water Security: WWF reports the Pantanal is drying as land-use change accelerates, with over 1 million hectares of flooded savanna lost by 2025 versus 1985—an environmental shift that can also strain health and livelihoods.
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