2019-02-04Alvine Kapitako WINDHOEK – Walking into the paediatric oncology ward of the Windhoek Central Hospital, a scene of children running, others walking up and down with echoes of giggles in the hallway greets us. View more
2019-02-04Alvine Kapitako WINDHOEK – As Namibia and the rest of the world observe World Cancer Day today, there is an urgent need for action to increase early-stage cancer detection, screening and diagnosis to significantly improve cancer patients’ chances of survival, Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) CEO Rolf Hansen said. View more
2019-02-07Alvine Kapitako WINDHOEK –The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture has confirmed it commenced the procurement process for the renovation and additions of hostels and housing at the Mureti High School in Opuwo. View more
2019-02-08Alvine Kapitako WINDHOEK -The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula yesterday expressed fear the persisting spread of Hepatitis E to new locations and failure to contain it despite control measures in place could result in it becoming endemic in Namibia. View more
2019-02-11Alvine Kapitako WINDHOEK - The former Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Bernard Haufiku, who is now the special advisor on health in the office of the vice-president, has been assigned to coordinate the hepatitis E response campaign among stakeholders. View more
2019-02-11Alvine Kapitako WINDHOEK - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) donated 1 600 hygiene kits worth over N$500 000 to the Ministry of Health and Social Services, as part of efforts to combat the persisting hepatitis E outbreak. View more
2019-02-11Alvine Kapitako WINDHOEK - The Governor of the Khomas region, Laura McLeod-Katjirua, says the hepatitis E outbreak, which has now spread to 12 of the country’s 14 regions, is not a Windhoek issue. View more
2019-02-13Alvine Kapitako WINDHOEK - Retired commissioner for refugees in the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration, Nkrumah Mushelenga, has called for the integration of Namibian refugees at Dukwe in Botswana if they feel they do not want to return to Namibia. View more
2019-02-13Alvine Kapitako WINDHOEK – A former employee at the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration saw the need to set up an organisation that offers social, legal and health protection to refugees living in Namibia. View more
2019-02-14Alvine Kapitako WINDHOEK - The executive director in the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Ben Nangombe, yesterday confirmed that expatriate nurses from different countries whose contracts were not renewed are leaving the country. View more
2019-02-14Alvine Kapitako WINDHOEK - A group of about 200 foreign-trained medical and dental students will today petition the Office of the Prime Minister to air their grievances on the Health Professions Councils of Namibia (HPCNA)’s evaluation of foreign-trained medical and dental graduates. View more
2019-02-15Alvine Kapitako WINDHOEK –A group of about 50 foreign trained medical graduates yesterday marched to the Zoo Park where they handed a petition to a representative from the Office of the Prime Minister. View more
2019-02-18Alvine Kapitako WINDHOEK – The Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) has stressed the importance of sexually active women regularly undergoing screening for cervical cancer for early detection. View more
2019-02-18Alvine Kapitako WINDHOEK – The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN), Rolf Hansen, says it will participate in a study that will determine if antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) may have an influence in childhood diagnosis of cancer. View more
2019-02-19Alvine Kapitako WINDHOEK - Assessments that led to a remedial programme for foreign-trained doctors came as a result of findings that ascertained some of the medical graduates lack essential skills to practice. View more
2019-02-19Alvine Kapitako WINDHOEK - The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula, says hepatitis E, which was declared an outbreak in December 2017, has exposed the ministry’s unpreparedness to deal with emergencies. View more
2019-02-19Alvine Kapitako WINDHOEK – The acquisition, distribution and dispensing of medicine and other pharmaceuticals are fraught with logistic challenges because there are too many players along the supply chain, the Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula said yesterday. View more
2019-02-21Alvine Kapitako WINDHOEK - The Minister of Health and Social Services Dr Kalumbi Shangula is concerned with the slow implementation of capital projects in the ministry of health. View more
2019-02-21Alvine Kapitako WINDHOEK – The Japanese government yesterday donated approximately N$14.2 million (USD1 million), which will be used for development projects that will benefit four northern regions. View more
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