AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoHospital Accountability: Lesotho’s Public Accounts Committee has ordered Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) to audit all nursing staff after a nursing assistant allegedly obtained a practising licence fraudulently, with the Lesotho Nursing Council now facing scrutiny over how the licence was issued. Credentials Checks: The PAC also demanded independent verification of a QMMH paediatric head’s qualifications, citing inconsistencies in documents and concerns about foreign doctors’ credential checks that could put patients and public funds at risk. Medicinal Cannabis Legal Win: The Lesotho Mounted Police Service was ordered to return a 500kg medicinal cannabis consignment worth over M1.2 million after a High Court ruling that the seizure and detention were unlawful. Oral Health Push: The Minister of Health will close an Oral Health Awareness campaign in Leribe under the theme “A Healthy Mouth, Is A Happy Mind,” targeting tooth decay, gum disease and limited dental access. Digital Health Innovation: The National Health Training College hosted a Digital Innovators Summit 2026 on using digital tools and AI to improve healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. Product Safety Alert: Woolworths recalled a batch of w.beauty clarifying shampoo sold across South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini after it tested positive for a rod-shaped bacterium linked to rare opportunistic infections.
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