AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoHospital Safety: England and Wales’ inpatient-falls audit now tracks injuries beyond hip fractures. Among 4,191 reported cases, head injuries made up 22%; the report flags uneven follow-up care, including gaps in delirium screening and pain relief. Medicine Regulation: Pakistan says its digital drug-tracking system now covers more than 86,000 medicines, while online registration can take 21 days instead of years. Officials are weighing price increases against the risk of shortages and black-market sales. Ebola Response: The outbreak has topped 10,000 cases, with health workers among those infected and cross-border movement complicating containment. Medicine Access: African countries import 70% to 95% of the medicines they use; advocates are urging governments to ratify the African Medicines Agency treaty and harmonize rules to support local production. Alzheimer’s Research: A mathematical model proposes a possible link between repeated inflammation and Alzheimer’s risk, but researchers stress the pathway has not been confirmed in people.
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