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Whatever conspiracy theorists say, you can not ignore the fact that vaccination remains one of the most reliable methods of containing viruses and ultimately preventing infectious diseases.

The ancient practice of yoga has shown tremendous benefits to health and wellbeing, ranging from improving flexibility, reducing stress, increasing muscle tone and fostering mental calmness, among others.

As a non-invasive treatment option, virtually anyone can benefit from chiropractic care, including babies, children, pregnant women, office workers, factory workers, professional musicians, athletes, accident victims and the elderly.

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, Namibia’s capacity to analyse Covid-19 specimens had to be expanded. 

The FirstRand HOPE Fund recently announced its support towards the Schalk Steyn Post-Covid-19 Unit with an amount of N$300 000. 

A technical committee of public and private sector officials was appointed towards the beginning of this year to assess the status of the Public Service Medical Aid Scheme (Psemas) and to propose reforms for the optimal restructuring if the scheme. 

The World Health Organisation (WHO) stated that Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa and Tanzania reduced new TB cases by 20%, although overall progress in the African region remains slower than the milestones set for 2020.

When you are the only experienced expert with almost no professional support system in a particular field, it tends to be difficult to do a proper and adequate job.

Covid-19 did not just leave a trail of disruption and destruction in its wake, on a positive note it forced communities and countries to collaborate and discuss ways to navigate through the carnage and help us understand the importance of people behind the scenes.

In terms of the impact of human resources for health (HRH) on Namibia’s socio-economic growth, health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula recently stated that for every unit increase of essential health workers per 1 000 people, there is a corresponding improvement in overall life expectancy at birth of 2.78 years.