AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoMale midwives in Lesotho: At Mpharane Health Centre in Mohale’s Hoek, about 300 male midwives are helping close gaps in rural maternity care, with authorities noting that 92% of births are now attended by trained providers—while communities gradually accept men in a traditionally women-led role. Maternal health and contraception research: A new analysis on adolescent girls and young women highlights how unmet contraception needs and unintended pregnancy remain major drivers of sexual and reproductive health problems in high-HIV-prevalence Southern African settings. Mineworkers’ TB and silicosis payouts: Tshiamiso Trust reports a 64% jump in claim lodgements to 13,337, and says it has paid R2.53bn to 26,300 eligible claimants, as it moves into the final years of processing. Digital health push: The Digital Innovators Summit at the National Health Training College will bring together WHO, UNICEF and Vodacom to discuss AI, health data and patient-centred care. Health-adjacent justice: A Maseru court sentenced a man to an effective 10 years for posing as a Ministry of Health official in a job scam targeting health workers.
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