AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoHealth System & Access: Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare visited Swakopmund State Hospital, urging quality healthcare under NDP6 while staff flagged overcrowding, medication and bed shortages, and privacy problems. Public Health in Custody: The ombudsman reports trial-awaiting inmates in police holding cells are suffering malnutrition amid overcrowding and criminal justice delays. Medicine Safety: Namibia’s medicine regulator warns of rising sales of unlicensed weight-loss products and cautions against Ozempic and other unregistered GLP-1/peptide medicines. Maternal & Child Health Support: FLECHAS donated reusable menstrual hygiene dignity kits to 157 girls in Tsumkwe, aiming to reduce absenteeism and protect dignity. Rural Health Workforce: Cleaners at Tondoro Health Centre in Kavango West were asked to help build an administrative structure due to lack of funds for a contractor. HIV Progress: UNAIDS highlights Cambodia’s achievement of the 95-95-95 targets, noting Namibia is among countries reaching key HIV milestones. Regional Health Security: At the SADC summit, leaders discussed migration management, peace and security, job creation, industrialisation and deeper integration, including cooperation on health security.
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