AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoHealth Workforce: Namibia’s first paediatric cardiologist, Dr Fenny Shidhika, has resigned from the health ministry with immediate effect, citing humiliation and pressure to accept poor standards. Her departure raises fresh concern about specialist capacity and equitable access to care. Training Pipeline: NUST is meeting individually with medical laboratory science students affected by programme accreditation and practical-training problems, while students seek written guarantees about exams, records and future study options. Disease Update: As foot-and-mouth disease restrictions disrupt livestock and meat businesses, officials stress that the virus does not infect people and cannot be caught by eating meat. Water and Wellbeing: An Oshikoto family caring for four children with a rare condition has received help securing clean water, which their mother says is especially important for their care. In Windhoek, the First Gentleman called for better-coordinated programmes to support boys’ and men’s social, educational and mental wellbeing.
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