AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoEmergency Care Upgrade: Namibia’s MoHSS says it will expand emergency transport with a planned first dedicated national air ambulance service, alongside new ambulance procurement, to cut delays in remote areas. Medicines Supply: Government reports it has restored nationwide medicine availability, distributing 33 categories of critical medicines and supplies while bulk procurement stabilises the supply chain. Blood Shortage Focus: Namibia Blood Transfusion Service highlights that maternity and gynaecological cases drive the biggest blood demand (24%), urging more regular donors and boosting coastal collection targets. Health Training Oversight: Parliament is reviewing the rapid growth of nursing schools and health training centres, with concerns over accreditation delays, training quality, and unemployment among graduates; calls include harmonising accreditation and better matching of student numbers to clinical sites. Vaccine Safety & Pharmacovigilance: Ghana shares lessons from vaccine safety surveillance after participating in an ISoP Africa Chapter conference in Windhoek. Road Safety & Health Risks: A call to tackle Namibia’s rising road accidents crisis comes as a fatal Oshakati car crash underlines ongoing injury and emergency-care pressure. Health System Governance: The health ministry flags delays in a medico-legal training programme while allegations of costly mishandling in medical cases raise pressure for faster, cleaner processes.
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