AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoClean Cooking: Lesotho’s Deputy Prime Minister joined African leaders at COP31 calling for faster investment in cleaner cooking, as nearly one billion people across Africa still lack safe options and much of the funding pledged for the transition has yet to arrive. Maternity Care: Econet Telecom Lesotho donated M400,000 in equipment, including delivery beds and an ultrasound scanner, to Loretto Health Centre’s maternity ward. Child Nutrition: Lesotho is planning a five-year project to tackle stunting, focusing on women and children under five across six districts, with a proposed start in 2027. Queen ’Mamohato Memorial Hospital: The government has not renewed contracts for three senior managers amid scrutiny of alleged recruitment and financial mismanagement, opening the way for a wider restructuring. Cancer Research: NUL mathematician Likhang Thethe is using computer simulations to study how cancer cells respond to oncolytic viruses; the early research explores why some cells may resist treatment. Screening: A regional study found Lesotho had the highest cervical cancer screening rate among 10 countries surveyed, at 64.1%, though access gaps remain across the region.
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