AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoChildhood Nutrition Policy: Thailand’s Public Health Ministry is reviving a draft law to curb how kids are targeted by marketing for unhealthy foods and drinks, aiming to cut exposure to HFSS products (high fat, sugar and/or sodium) as childhood obesity and long-term NCD risk keep climbing. Heat & Water Emergency: Agencies have issued maximum environmental alerts as “Super El Niño” threatens record heat above 45°C and the worst drought on record, with knock-on risks for agriculture, the power grid and public health. New TB Screening Push: Researchers are rolling out “SERS-TB,” an AI-assisted, portable blood test for latent TB in the Northeast—designed to speed up screening from days to under an hour. Covid Calm in Thailand: Officials say Singapore’s NB.1.8.1 surge shouldn’t trigger panic in Thailand because the variant is already circulating and is now dominant. Regional Rescue Watch: In Laos, Thai-linked teams are still searching for seven villagers trapped in a flooded cave as operations enter a seventh day. Public Safety: A Danish tourist was seriously injured in Rayong after a pine branch fell while he was jogging.
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