To fortify Africa’s resilience against future pandemics, the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) teamed up with Illumina, a global leader in sequencing technology, and signed an agreement to expand the use of genomics in Africa to prepare for future pandemics and safeguard the health of Africans.
First Lady Monica Geingos said inequality drives pandemics, compromise solutions, increase vulnerability to HIV, and impede access to healthcare services, standing in the way of people’s dignity and rights.
The National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST) has embarked on a project to fund the national Boost Up startup activities in collaboration with three Namibian ecosystem actors, namely Basecamp Business Incubator, GEN Namibia and NBII at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust).
Despite economic challenges and a significant decrease in personal disposable income, Mobile Telecommunication Limited (MTC) recorded an impressive 5.3% year-on-year revenue growth.
The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) said despite challenges such as individuals refusing to be counted and tabs going missing, they have managed to complete most of the work for the population and housing census.
Diarrhoea has been identified as one of the leading causes of death amongst children in Namibia, which is closely linked to the lack of nutrition. The World Health Organisation states that diarrhoea is an important cause of malnutrition.
President Hage Geingob yesterday received the Green Infrastructure Investment Statesman of the Year award.
Health minister, Dr Kalumbi Shangula said the ministry is committed to attaining Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for Namibia and progress has been made thus far.
Otjimbingwe-born Michelle Madawas Mushimba (28) extended a hand of gratitude to the people of her town by observing World Disability Day by sharing the day with people with disabilities and gifting them with items.
Namibia’s death rate has drastically increased over the years, with the leading cause of death in Namibia being hypertensive diseases at 8.8% in 2020, while Covid-19 - at 18.6% - was the leading cause of death in 2021.