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Anamary Tjituri, a community health worker in Otjerunda, Opuwo Health District

Namibia Strengthens Child Malnutrition Measures

Windhoek –Vakahoka Matundu of Otjerunda village, faced a crisis when…
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Dr Richard Banda, WHO Representative to Namibia

Namibia Joins the World in Addressing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

Every year on 10 October, the global community observe World Mental…
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Audit team from the World Health Organization (WHO) Laboratory Networks and Services Team visit to Namibia on 16-19 Septermber

Quality Surveillance Laboratory in Namibia Pursues WHO Prequalification for Accreditation

During the week of 16 to 19 September 2024, an audit team from the…
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Mrs Aina Erastus, WHO, engaging health workers during World Patient Safety Day

Enhancing Quality of Care Through Patient Safety Awareness

Namibia observed the World Patient Safety Day (WPSD) on 17 September…
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Namibia media training on universal health coverage

Empowering health journalism in Namibia: A Workshop on Universal Health Coverage and Public Health Reporting

The World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership with the…
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WHO Namibia and MOHSS partnered for a media training focusing on UHC

Empowering health journalism in Namibia: A Workshop on Universal Health Coverage and Public Health Reporting

The World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership with the…
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The Minister of Health and Social Services launched the annual indoor residual spray (IRS) campaign during the commemoration of the World Malaria Day in Khorixas.

Namibia celebrates progress towards eliminating Malaria

On 25 April every year, the world comes together to share information…
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Participants role-playing the referral pathway.

Empowering Frontline Health Workers to Address GBV In Namibia

In Namibia, nearly 35% of women are subjected to intimate partner…
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With support from the Government of Japan, WHO donates cervical cancer equipment to the Omaheke Health Directorate

WHO collaborates with MoHSS in the fight against cervical cancer in Omaheke Region

On 02 August 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership…
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Maria Goeieman, a 31-year-old mother from Drimiopsis in the Omaheke region

Enhancing access to vaccination and nutrition interventions through African Vaccination Week

The World Health Organization (WHO) with support from the Government…
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