AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoCholera alert in Zvishavane: Zimbabwe’s health system has been hit with a fresh scare after Zvishavane authorities confirmed two laboratory-confirmed cholera cases, ordering all facilities to intensify surveillance, screen patients with acute watery diarrhoea/vomiting, and secure ORS and emergency supplies. Fake medicines crackdown: Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) and police praised public vigilance after a backyard pharmaceutical factory in Zimre Park, Ruwa was busted, with equipment seized and suspects arrested—another reminder to avoid unlicensed sellers. Hantavirus watch in Harare: Health officials say hantavirus remains low risk to the public, but three Zimbabweans evacuated from Ascension Island are under quarantine in Harare after possible exposure linked to a cruise ship outbreak. Health sovereignty debate: Across Africa, Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks are reigniting calls for countries to fund their own responses as donor support shrinks. Care burden spotlight: Civil society is pushing Parliament to recognise and reduce unpaid care work, arguing women and girls carry the cost in time, health, and lost opportunities.
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