The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the critical importance of Infection Prevention Control (IPC) and viewed by many as a positive factor in strengthening IPC within countries. IPC measures have played a pivotal role i…
Read moreAccess to information is key to realizing the right to health for all. Health inequities are endemic to every region of the world, with rates of disease significantly higher amongst the poorest and most excluded gr…
Read moreMrs Regina Diergaardt, school principal of the Gobabis Primary School, shares the story of how her school has remained a health promoting school through the years despite numerous challenges. “I have real…
Read moreOmaheke Region is known for its agricultural potential especially in cattle raring, but its increasingly becoming popular for its milestone achievement in the Health Promoting School Initiative being the only region that…
Read moreThe ICD, since inception a century ago has become an integral part of strategic health information providing comparable data on the extent, causes and consequences of human disease and death. This information is in…
Read moreUnless our public health policy, programmes and systems integrate gender, equity, and human rights, realizing the vision of sustainable development goals will be far-fetched. Gender equality must be addressed in its own …
Read moreThe Namibian government’s commitment to improving public health efforts in the last 33 years has yielded positive outcomes resulting in an increase in the country’s life expectancy by 12 years since 2001. In 2001,…
Read moreChildhood is meant to be a time of joy, growth, and development, free from violence, abuse, and exploitation. This is however not the case for over 39.6% of Namibian girls and 45.0% of Namibian boys experiencing physical…
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