2023-12-14Paheja Siririka 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. View more
2023-12-14Paheja Siririka 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. View more
2023-12-07Paheja Siririka 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. View more
2023-12-07Paheja Siririka 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. View more
2023-11-30Paheja Siririka Building a digital health workforce is crucial in the progression of the African Public Health sector, and the future of telemedicine. View more
2023-11-29Correspondent Chief pharmacist in the Oshana region Justus Ekandjo has encouraged patients to finish prescribed antibiotics to prevent antibiotic resistance, which has become a global health challenge. View more
2023-11-23Paheja Siririka The health ministry said between January and September 2023, the Windhoek Central Hospital’s Neonatal Unit admitted 620 preterm newborns, and 76 premature newborns did not survive, with preterm birth being the primary cause, alongside other contributing factors. View more
2023-11-22Albertina Nakale Despite continuous efforts to eliminate the mosquito-borne infectious disease, the Zambezi region contributed the highest number of malaria cases in Namibia. View more
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