AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoMpilo Hospital Orthopaedics: Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo has become the first public facility in the city to offer complex knee surgeries and total hip replacements after training local surgeons with visiting experts from Italy and Scotland. Water Safety in Harare: Harare Residents Trust reports erratic municipal water and widespread contamination concerns, with many boreholes showing no detectable chlorine—pushing residents toward unsafe sources. Ebola Testing Capacity: United Bulawayo Hospitals’ new US$1.5m lab is nearing completion and is set to offer Ebola testing and other specialised screening once equipment installation finishes. Health System Planning: Health and Child Care Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora says strategic plans must be turned into real implementation, not shelf documents, to guide budgeting and service delivery. Rabies Vaccine Alert: India’s regulator flagged an Abhayrab rabies vaccine batch as substandard and possibly spurious after a potency failure, raising concerns about counterfeit doses. Child Protection: VP Kembo Mohadi reaffirmed government commitment to child welfare after touring Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa Children’s Home in Chiredzi. Waste-to-Energy Push: President Mnangagwa witnessed signing of an EPC deal for a waste-to-energy plant, aiming to improve waste management and reduce refuse collection problems.
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