AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoPolio pushback: Botswana’s Ministry of Health is urging calm as misinformation swirls around the nationwide oral polio campaign, stressing it’s an emergency boost for Type 2 poliovirus (not a replacement for routine vaccines) and warning that false claims could leave children unprotected. LGBTQ rights shift: Botswana moved to ease anti-LGBTQ laws as repression grows elsewhere across Africa, following earlier court wins and a formal penal code repeal this year. Public health capacity: A Chinese medical team is supporting care at Gaborone’s Princess Marina Hospital, including rapid emergency obstetrics response, while Merck Foundation marks World Hypertension Day with nearly 1,000 scholarships for future cardiovascular and diabetes specialists. Governance and trust: A new Auditor General report says hundreds of millions of pula from Botswana’s COVID-19 response were spent on activities not related to COVID-19, including parties and retreats. Regional health context: Zimbabwe is also expanding specialised congenital care through public-private partnerships, with thousands treated at Cure Children’s Hospital.
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