AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoHospital Access: A new $50 million district hospital is planned for South Cotabato in the Philippines, with emergency, laboratory and primary and secondary care services. TB Treatment: From Nov. 1, PhilHealth will cover first-line medicines for eligible patients with drug-susceptible tuberculosis, without counting them against the annual outpatient medicine limit. Patient Safety: An NHS trust faces criminal charges over the deaths of two young children from sepsis after they were sent home; prosecutors allege their care was unsafe. Treatment Advances: AstraZeneca and Amgen report their asthma drug Tezspire helped achieve remission in up to 69% of patients with eosinophilic esophagitis at 24 weeks, compared with 3.5% on placebo. Caregiver Health: A study of 792 caregivers with cardiovascular conditions links caregiving demands and personal health challenges with greater burden and psychological distress. Medical Supplies: Iran’s medical-device sector reports a temporary shortage of Tyvek used in sterile packaging, linked to delays in foreign-currency allocation; an industry representative says supplies are improving and no surgery cancellations are known.
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