AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoPrison Health: After five inmates died at Cotonou’s detention centre, Amnesty International Benin called for an independent investigation and urgent steps to improve prison conditions and reduce overcrowding. Medicine Safety: Police dismantled a clandestine drug depot in Djougou, seizing 243.4kg of unauthorised health products and arresting two suspected operators. Rabies Prevention: Atacora authorities have banned unrestrained dogs, cats and monkeys in public spaces amid rising animal bites and rabies concerns; pets must be leashed, muzzled and vaccinated. Nutrition Research: Scientist Pamela Afokpe won the 2026 Borlaug Field Award for advancing indigenous African vegetables, with research based at IITA in Benin aimed at creating opportunities for smallholder farmers. Health Aid: A Kuwaiti charity says it provided medicines, nutrition supplements and medical supplies to about 400 people in Benin, including people affected by malnutrition. Vaccine Access: Health experts say vaccines that do not need refrigeration could help reach communities where electricity and storage are unreliable, though practical challenges remain.
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