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Strengthens Collaboration for Safer Blood and Availability

The World Health Organization (WHO) visited the Namibia Blood…
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Strengthening Fight Against Cervical Cancer Through Community Screening Campaign

“In 2020, I underwent screening and was told that I had lesions, so I…
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JEE

Namibia Conducts Second Joint External Evaluation to Strengthen Health Security

The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), with support from…
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Tobacco Cessation: key to national tobacco control measures

Tobacco use remains the single most preventable cause of death…
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Namibia launches the Child Maltreatment Clinical Guidelines

Violence against children in Namibia remains alarmingly high despite…
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Changing the Narrative: Namibia Prioritizes Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

The World Health Organization (WHO) joined the Ministry of Health and…
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Namibia Launches Key Health Strategies to Improve the Health of Women, Children and Adolescents

In a significant move to advance the health and well-being of women,…
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Cancer genomics conference

Namibia Hosts First Cancer Genomics Conference

The World Health Organization (WHO) actively participated in the…
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World Patient Safety Day

Namibia Commemorates World Patient Safety Day 2025

Namibia joined the global community in commemorating World Patient…
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IDSR

Namibia Enhances capacity building on detection and reporting Through Review of IDSR Training Materials

The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), with technical…
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