AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoOncology Support in Focus: Menarini Asia-Pacific is partnering with Pharmacosmos to register, commercialise and distribute Cosela® (trilaciclib) across Asia-Pacific, including Hong Kong/Macau, aiming to protect bone marrow from chemotherapy-induced myelosuppression in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer. Heat & Public Safety: Macau’s Health Bureau and Meteorological Bureau issued a Yellow hot weather alert, urging residents to watch for heat syncope, cramps, exhaustion and heatstroke, with heat shelters open during alerts. Infectious Disease Watch: June notifiable cases in Macau rose to 2,755, with influenza leading (2,154) and big month-on-month jumps in enterovirus, norovirus and scarlet fever. Smoking Control: Macau’s law amendments were approved to create the first official outdoor no-smoking zones at key public sites, with 10-metre buffers around entrances/exits of hospitals, health centres, schools and childcare facilities. Aging Care Support: Authorities say a citywide assessment found over 1,500 seniors with unusual emotional symptoms, including 270 high-risk cases, and they’re expanding caregiver support, day care, respite care and counselling, with a self-check option via Macao One Account. Cross-border Health & Welfare Access: The first transfer of Macao’s central provident fund to Guangdong bank accounts is now operational via a one-stop channel in Hengqin, reducing the need for in-person collection. Community Health Enforcement: Health officials reported 130,955 venue inspections in H1, finding 3,131 smoking offences and 323 illegal e-cigarette cases, with restaurants and casinos among the most targeted venues.
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