AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoMental Health Policy: Lesotho’s Ministry of Health will hold a high-level stakeholder meeting in Maseru to review and strengthen the country’s Mental Health Policy after its validation, with written submissions welcomed to shape services nationwide. School Nutrition & Skills: Schools are boosting agricultural production to improve food security and nutrition, with learners growing maize and vegetables as part of compulsory practical farming lessons that also help cut food costs. Menstrual Health Day: Machabeng Government Hospital marked Menstrual Health and Hygiene Day with pad-use and disposal education, school competitions, and donations of sanitary towels and soap to help reduce stigma and keep girls in class. Maternal & Neonatal Care Support: The Anglican Church’s Third Order, Society of St Francis, handed St. James Mission Hospital life-saving maternity and neonatal equipment worth over M80,000 to ease shortages and improve access for remote communities. HIV & SRHR Advocacy: IOM’s “HIV Knows No Borders” programme is working with mobile communities in the region, including Lesotho, to improve HIV testing, sexual health, and child protection through culturally sensitive outreach. Palliative Care Boost: Standard Lesotho Bank is set to donate a vehicle and items to Starlight Oasis of Hope Hospice to support home-based palliative care visits starting next month. DRC Outbreak Watch: WHO reports a surge in Bundibugyo Virus Disease in the DRC, keeping the outbreak risk “very high,” with cases concentrated in Ituri and infections reported among healthcare workers.
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