AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoBlood shortage alarm: Lesotho’s Health Minister Mamokete Ntšekhe says hospitals are losing lives due to a worsening blood shortage and urges Basotho to donate blood regularly, not only in emergencies. HIV funding pressure: UNAIDS warns that cuts to international HIV prevention and community services could trigger a resurgence, citing 1.2 million new infections and 570,000 AIDS-related deaths in 2025 as global aid falls. QMMH governance scrutiny: Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee says it will try to block a Netcare payout until retired Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital staff receive outstanding severance and provident fund benefits, as PAC continues probing hospital hiring and financial controls. Maternal care partnership (regional): Kenya signed a five-year USD 80m deal to strengthen maternal and newborn health across 21 counties—an example of what Lesotho and the region may learn as they push for safer childbirth outcomes. Digital health push: Econet Telecom Lesotho and UNDP renewed an MoU to accelerate digital transformation and AI, including support for digital public infrastructure that could strengthen health service delivery. Climate-health risk: Africa is on high alert for a likely historic El Niño, with warnings of droughts, floods and disease outbreaks unless countries prepare now.
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