AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoAntibiotic Supply: Europe’s only fully integrated penicillin plant, in Austria, faces pressure from cheaper Chinese imports. Its closure could leave the continent reliant on China for key antibiotic ingredients, raising concerns for health systems across Europe, including Slovenia. Cancer Trends: Breast cancer diagnoses among women aged 15–49 rose 16% across the EU from 2000 to 2022, with Slovenia among the countries reporting the sharpest increases. Researchers say younger women can face delayed diagnosis because they are often outside routine screening programmes. Obesity Treatment: A European review has cleared an extension of QSIVA, a weight-management medicine, for adolescents aged 12 and older. Slovenia is among 17 countries expected to issue national decisions, potentially within 30 days; the treatment is intended alongside lifestyle interventions. Alcohol Prevention: Movendi International re-elected Ghanaian public-health advocate Labram Musah to its board at a congress in Kranjska Gora, where the organization set priorities for alcohol prevention through 2030.
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