AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoCancer care upgrade: Zimbabwe’s final batch of multi-energy radiotherapy machines is expected to arrive soon after a successful airlift, funded through US$30m raised from the sugar tax—boosting capacity at primary referral centres. Health financing reform: Health and Child Care Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora says sugar-tax and other health levies will be ring-fenced so money meant for health programmes can’t be diverted, aiming to close service delivery funding gaps. Regulation crackdown: The Health Professions Authority shut down illegal Harare cosmetic clinics and boutique “wellness” facilities for operating without registration and qualified staff, including services like IV vitamin infusions and chemical skin peels. Maternal health support: A World Bank and Global Financing Facility-backed US$25m package is strengthening integrated maternal and newborn services through Results Based Financing, now covering 60 districts. Drug rehab access: Bulawayo drug users say they avoid Ingutsheni Psychiatric Hospital due to stigma and want dedicated public rehabilitation centres; Angel of Hope Rehab’s intake highlights growing demand. Water safety alarm: Hwange communities report a water-borne illness linked to coal-polluted rivers, raising public health concerns around mining contamination. Menstrual health push: Africa Women Summit’s week-long campaign distributed sanitary pads in Norton and linked menstrual hygiene with child protection and anti-abuse messaging.
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