AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoSurgery & Heritage: Archaeologists in Uzbekistan report what may be Central Asia’s oldest surgical clue: a Bronze Age child’s skull showing deliberate trepanation, found in a shared grave and dated to the late third millennium BCE. One Health & Preparedness: Central Asian health, veterinary and environment ministries met with the World Bank and WHO/FAO/WOAH to review progress on a One Health pandemic preparedness project, aiming to submit a regional report to the Pandemic Fund by July 31. Regional Health Diplomacy (Water): A Dushanbe seminar on “shared waters” focused on using scientific data in transboundary water negotiations, with emphasis on inclusive participation, including women in water diplomacy. Trade & Health Cooperation: Pakistan and Tajikistan agreed a three-year roadmap to lift bilateral trade to $200 million, while expanding cooperation that explicitly includes health alongside energy, agriculture, IT, education and tourism. Public Health & Air Quality: UNEP-linked talks in the region discussed a potential clean air coalition and a joint initiative to reduce sand and dust storms’ impacts on public health. Environment & Health Link: Uzbekistan’s forest boundary mapping push (RESILAND) supports better tracking of forest “health” and resource management, indirectly tied to climate resilience and livelihoods.
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