AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoFoot-and-Mouth Response: Namibia may ease livestock movement restrictions to reduce meat shortages, but officials say farmers must not vaccinate animals themselves; only authorised officers may use approved vaccines. Health Workforce: Health Minister Esperance Luvindao says unemployed public health and health information graduates cannot be automatically hired because the public service has no dedicated approved posts for those fields. Early Childhood Health: A Kunene visit highlighted nutrition, health services and hospital water and sanitation, as just 17% of children in the region have access to early childhood centres. Mental Health: Namibia recorded 91,544 mental health cases and 11,489 admissions in 2024/25; calls are growing for trained support in schools and faster investment in care. Child Health: A hand, foot and mouth disease outbreak at a Hardap school, with 19 pupils affected, is under control. The health ministry stresses it is a different illness from foot-and-mouth disease in animals. Health Infrastructure: An N$80 million diagnostic centre has opened in Ongwediva.
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