AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours ago| Medicine Safety: Namibia’s health ministry is urging careful prescribing and monitoring of weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro, warning people about counterfeit products and unregulated self-medication. Rabies Prevention: A veterinary official wants rabies education added to school lessons, stressing that bites or scratches need urgent medical attention and pets should be vaccinated. Foot-and-Mouth Disease: The outbreak has reached 17 farms in | Kharas, with 129 positive animal samples; authorities have stepped up surveillance and livestock movement controls. Officials say the disease does not infect people through meat. Health Workforce: Namibia’s first paediatric cardiologist has resigned, renewing concern about specialist healthcare capacity. NUST is also working on options for medical laboratory science students facing problems with accreditation, practical training and supervision. Mental Wellbeing: Runner Roberto Mandje used his Namibia marathon stop to encourage people to find non-stigmatised ways to support their mental health. |
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