AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoSuicide Prevention Month: Namibia marks 10 Sept–10 Oct with a push to break stigma and “start the conversation” on mental health, urging people to listen without judgement and reach out for counselling and support. Patient Safety Day: Windhoek Central Hospital marked World Patient Safety Day with a focus on safer care for non-communicable diseases, warning that misdiagnosis, medication errors and weak safety practices can harm patients. HIV Funding Shift: Namibia’s HIV response faces pressure as US direct funding phases out; the ministry says it already funds 100% of ARVs, but experts stress the need to sustain testing, counselling and broader health-system support. Traditional Healers Bill Stalled: Despite BRICS backing traditional medicine, Namibia’s Traditional Healers’ Practitioners Bill has sat in Parliament for 12 years, leaving healers in a regulatory vacuum and patients without clear protections. Hospital Oxygen Repairs: Mariental State Hospital is using oxygen cylinders while its main oxygen plant is repaired after intermittent shortages since June, following an explosion and repeated maintenance issues. Community Health & Youth: Bank Windhoek pledged over N$21m to community support, including youth skills programmes, while a boy-focused activist calls for earlier emotional and wellbeing guidance to prevent youth violence.
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