AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoPrison Health & Heatwave Accountability: Tunisia’s jailed opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi remains in a reported critical condition after fainting in extreme heat, with his family and lawyers saying they’ve been blocked from visiting or getting updates for nearly a week; they allege he’s held in a ward without air conditioning despite Parkinson’s and thyroid issues, while Tunisia’s opposition calls for urgent official clarification and access to his medical file. Medicine Safety During Blackouts: The Tunisian Order of Pharmacists warns that power cuts threaten safe medicine storage and cold-chain requirements, urging STEG to coordinate protections for pharmacies, labs, and distributors so patients don’t lose treatment quality. Wildfires & Regional Response: As North Africa battles severe wildfires, Italy is sending a Canadair firefighting aircraft to support Tunisian crews under the EU civil protection mechanism, highlighting cross-border emergency cooperation. Aesthetic Medicine Crackdown: Tunisia’s parliament committee discusses a push to curb illegal aesthetic medicine, citing procedures by unqualified people in unlicensed centers and calls for tighter oversight of media promotions. UNESCO Wellness Travel Boost: Sidi Bou Said has been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List, though restoration and land-use pressure remain concerns.
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