AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoMental Health: Discovery Health’s digital programme reached 22,000 members in its first year; a case study reported clinically significant improvement for many users and 6% lower mental-health-related hospital costs. Nutrition and Diabetes: South Africa’s food affordability crisis is fuelling poor diets and disease. Severe food poverty affects 23% of children under five, while diabetes accounted for 6.1% of registered deaths in 2024. Cancer Care: A report on rural cancer patients highlights the burden of fear, pain and poverty, underscoring barriers to care beyond major centres. Blood Supply: SANBS says national stocks are critically low, with only 4.2 days of cover, and urges donations. Prevention: The Western Cape has launched a pilot rewarding public healthcare users for healthy habits. Local Medicines: President Cyril Ramaphosa visited a FuturePharma facility as government pushes to expand pharmaceutical manufacturing in South Africa.
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