The World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations partner agencies have commended Namibia on its path to eliminating HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B virus transmission from mother to child.
Author: Paheja Siririka (Paheja Siririka)
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Finding purpose through fitness
By the time you read this, radio personality Laimi Elago will be somewhere up the 5 895-metre high Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
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Filling gaps and putting smiles …zooming in on cleft lips, palates
The Nampharm Foundation, with partners, such as the health ministry and other medical professionals, has been working tirelessly around the clock, facilitating the procedures of surgically correcting closures of the cleft lip and cleft palates of children in Namibia.
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Intergrading youth in EU-Namibia cooperation
The Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Namibia recently launched the EU-Namibia Youth Sounding Board (YSB), a ground-breaking initiative that aims to create real, long-lasting change in how the EU engages with young people in its policy work and cooperation around the world.
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APLI empowers youth, boosts businesses
The African Pathfinder Leaders Initiative (APLI) recently completed its second residential programme in Swakopmund, where 17 fellows got exposed to the scope of business.
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SADC burdened by TB prevalence
As tuberculosis soars, Namibia continues to form part of one of the largest contributors to the high burden on the continent, ranking ninth in the world according to the 2022 statistics by the World Health Organisation.
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Seafood festival for charity
Seawork Fish Processors (Pty) Ltd, with the assistance of Bank Windhoek and other corporate partners, hosted their second seafood festival over the weekend to collect funds to aid less-privileged learners with meals.
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Calls mount to give sign language official status
Following the recognition of sign language as the 12th official language in South Africa earlier this month, Namibians have applauded the move, urging swift action for Namibia to follow suit.
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EIF boosts community-based organisations with N$88m
The Environmental Investment Fund handed over N$88.3 million to 34 community-based organisations in eight landscapes that are threatened by climate change.
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Anxiety before parenthood
Women who fall pregnant at a young age do not just have to deal with the stigma but also have to overcome the anxiety of their life changing situation.