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The Oshikoto health and social services directorate recorded one malaria-related death and 41 new malaria cases in the region last week. This brings the total number of malaria-related deaths in the region to eight since the outbreak in November 2024, with 602 confirmed cases. The directorate’s head Joshua Nghipangelwa told Nampa on Monday that 90...
One Step At a Time (Osaat), Africa Health Foundation recently launched a novel handheld sonar probe, a ground-breaking effort to decentralise women’s healthcare and enhance access to crucial diagnostic services. Without requiring internet access, this innovative tool will give women in rural areas and informal settlements access to life-saving prenatal and gynaecological imaging. “Our first...
ONGWEDIVA – The Field Recruiter of the Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia (NamBTS), Adolph Mwafangeo, said the blood shortage situation has improved over the past month. Mwafangeo made this statement recently when he was speaking to New Era. He stated that, compared to last December, more people have shown up in large numbers to donate...
More than half of women aged 30 to 35 are already suffering moderate to severe symptoms associated with menopause, yet most women are waiting decades before seeking treatment, new research from UVA Health and the Flo women’s health app reveals. The research sheds important light on “perimenopause,” the transition period leading to menopause. Many women...
Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Tufikifa Nakale said the medical world has embraced technological advancements, and Namibia needs to be proactive in performing frequent minimally-invasive surgeries so that patients can recover quickly. He said the German government’s donation of equipment makes a great difference, making his work more efficient, and adding great value to the healthcare sector....
Mental health advocate Elago Nantana stated that Namibia has witnessed an alarming increase in suicides. He said these figures can be minimised, as suicide is preventable with the right support and resources. Nantana added that suicide is a global health concern, with profound social and personal impacts. By understanding the issue and taking action, lives...
The ministries of health, agriculture and environment are hard at work, striving to work together on One Health, by signing a tripartite agreement dealing with plants, animals, and human health to address health conditions in the region. This is according to Professor Simon Angombe, the Associate Dean of the School of Agriculture and Fisheries Science...
In July 2023, 34-year-old Ngerikomukuenu Tjihukununa was diagnosed with stage four endometriosis. This was a shocking recount, as she had never heard of the condition before. The World Health Organisation states that endometriosis affects approximately 190 million women and people assigned female at birth worldwide. Endometriosis is a chronic, inflammatory, gynaecologic disease, marked by the...
Namibia’s infant mortality rate declined by just over 3% over the past two years, the Ministry of Health and Social Services has reported. The infant mortality rate declined from 27.248 deaths per 1 000 live births in 2023 to 25.414 deaths per 1 000 live births in 2024, representing a 3.06% decrease. This follows a...
Mwamba*, a 32-year-old grandmother and mother of nine, said transportation money and long distances are some of the factors preventing rural women from accessing family planning. “Some of the factors that prevent us from taking part in family planning is long distances to go to facilities to get an implant or any form of family...