AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoAntimicrobial Resistance: Solomon Islands has completed its latest WHO TrACSS submission, reaffirming its push to tackle antimicrobial resistance with coordinated action across human health, animals, agriculture, food and the environment. Scabies Control: A world-first national mass drug administration using ivermectin has sharply cut scabies and related skin infections in Solomon Islands and Fiji, showing what can happen when treatment is delivered at full population scale. Clean Water & Hygiene: Australia-backed Solomon Islands–Australia Community Partnerships has opened a second 2026 round of applications, with projects including new handwashing stations and clean drinking water access for thousands. Health-Linked Infrastructure: A tender has opened for a new, climate-resilient Fiu River Bridge in Malaita, improving safer access to schools, health facilities, markets and services. Public Health Capacity: GEDSI training for government officers includes health-sector RWASH partners, aiming to strengthen inclusive, safer community programming. Health Security & Safety: Solomon Islands signed a U.S. shiprider agreement to boost maritime security and help counter illegal fishing—an indirect win for safer livelihoods and coastal health.
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