AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoMental Health: Namibia recorded 91,544 cases and 11,489 admissions in 2024/25, prompting calls for services now—not just five planned mental health units by 2037. Youth advocates want trained professionals in schools, while health officials warn that stigma, including telling people to “just pray,” can deter people from seeking help. Disease Control: Foot-and-mouth disease has been reported in the Zambezi Region as well as //Kharas, where compulsory vaccination is under way. Officials say 131 animals tested positive across 18 farms. The Health Ministry also stressed that foot-and-mouth disease affects animals and is not the hand, foot and mouth disease reported among 19 pupils near Rehoboth. Healthcare Access: Groot Aub Clinic now has a permanent ambulance, driver and paramedic. An N$80 million diagnostic centre has also opened in Ongwediva, strengthening access to specialist tests in the north.
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