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Strengthening immunization services is at the heart of ending polio

Namibia Continues to invest in Polio Eradication

 Today the national taskforce for poliovirus containment in the…
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Mr Amakali shares his journey of living with a mental illness at the World Mental Health Day public lecture

Mental Health in the Workplace

‘I was slow and sleepy most of the time and this affected my…
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The Honorable Deputy Ministry of Health and Social Services, Hon Julieta Kavetuna officially launched the Health Accounts Reports for 2014/15

Namibia 2014-2015 Health Accounts Report Launched

The Honorable Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services, Ms.…
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Dr Sirak Hailu, WHO Namibia Maternal Health Officer and Focal Point for NCDs, guiding group discussions during the consultation workshop

Cancer Prevention and Control in Namibia

The increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is evident…
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Teenage girl breastfeeding her newborn baby while WHO Representative, Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses and Mr Thomas Shapumbu, Kunene Regional Health Director looks on

Opuwo Health District will get a Maternity Waiting Home

Expectant mothers in the Kunene region will soon be able to have…
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WHO Medical Eligibility Criteria Wheel for Contraceptive Use, 2015

Increased access to quality family planning services is key to the health of adolescent girls and young women

Partners in Namibia meet to adapt WHO Global Medical Eligibility…
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Regional Suicide Prevention workshop participants

WHO, Ministry of Health and Social Services conclude workshop on Suicide Prevention

In an effort to promote the development, implementation and…
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WHO Representative to Namibia, Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses (left), speaking at the event; alongside Dr Britta Lohrke from Ministry of Health and Social Services (middle)

WHO, NAMBTS and MOHSS celebrate World Blood Donor Day

Windhoek, 14 June 2017 – The World Health Organization Namibia…
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WHO Representative to Namibia, Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses shakes hands with Hon. Mrs. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Namibia's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation

WHO Representative to Namibia presents credentials

WINDHOEK, 18 MAY 2017 – The newly appointed World Health Organization…
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Annual African Vaccination Week (AVW) 2016

A Call to Close the Immunization Gap Windhoek,  28 April 2016…
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