AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoCancer Care Upgrade: A China-aided Cancer Treatment Center broke ground in Gabès, with plans for a day hospital, radiotherapy, and a pathology lab to bring higher-quality cancer treatment closer to southeastern Tunisia. Health System Staffing: Tunisia’s Official Gazette published 17 Ministry of Health appointments to lead regional hospitals, local hospitals, and basic healthcare groupings across multiple governorates. Local Access to Care: A new medical imaging unit opened at Sfax’s Airport Intermediate Health Centre after renovations and new equipment installation, aiming to improve quality and patient support. Workplace Health Concern: A study links occupational exposure to extremely low frequency EMF at power plants with poorer sleep and higher depression, anxiety, and stress—even below current exposure limits. Aesthetic Medicine Regulation: The Tunisian Syndicate of Aesthetic Doctors says new regulations for aesthetic medicine centers are imminent, targeting illegal practices and tightening patient-safety requirements. Migration Tragedy: Tunisia’s coastguard recovered 11 bodies after a migrant boat sank off the coast, with searches continuing for the missing. Another Capsize: Separate reports say two deaths and 12 missing after a boat sank near southern Tunisia, with one survivor rescued. Public Health Pressure in Protests: Thousands rallied in Tunis demanding President Kais Saied’s departure, citing medicine shortages, rising prices, and heat-driven power and water cuts.
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