Author: Paheja Siririka (Paheja Siririka)

The health ministry announced that the country is still dealing with the challenge of missing tuberculosis cases, which are usually undiagnosed, untreated and primarily the source of transmission.

Indian High commissioner to Namibia Prashant Agrawal said a defining feature for Namibia and India is confronting and overcoming challenges that set precedents on the relations and cooperation between the two states.

Roads Authority of Namibia CEO Conrad Lutombi last week officially opened the Mandume Ndemufayo interchange in Windhoek for traffic to ease and decongest the roads. 

At Independence, the Namibian government inherited a fragmented healthcare and social welfare system, which was administered by second-tier authorities that created 11 different administrations and parallel programmes.

Having struggled for years with a critical shortage of doctors, Namibia established the University of Namibia’s School of Medicine, which welcomed its first intake of students in 2010. The school, a Namibian success story, has produced 400 medical doctors and four specialist anaesthetists since its establishment.

Namibia’s vaccination campaign against the coronavirus, which kicked off on 19 March 2021, initially faced hesitancy, a lack of vaccines and mistrust.

The National Theatre of Namibia (NTN) fosters excellent artistic experiences that are informed by Namibia’s rich and diverse cultural forms.

People who are grieving the loss of a loved one can be assisted in various ways, but there is nothing that comes close to having a support group of people with similar circumstances in the circle to grieve with.

Mental health is significant at every phase of lifetime, from childhood and adolescence through to adulthood. Providing for and supporting good mental health is a public health issue, which the Namibian government and its stakeholders are taking seriously.