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Minister of Health and Social Services, Hon Dr Kalumbi Shangula and British High Commissioner of the British High Commission in Namibia, H.E. Charles Moore welcoming the delegation to Namibia

Ready for resurgence: Namibia’s health workers prepare for another COVID-19 wave

Wearing a surgical mask securely fitted over his nose and mouth, Frans Nambinga, a nurse at Namibia’s Windhoek Central Hospital, carefully marked down tips on triage and signs a

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Nurse Balu Bukar Adamu

Health workers leaving no stone unturned, responding to mental health cases in the Northeast

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Larviciding project sites

Namibia aiming to eliminate malaria through eco-friendly preventive strategies

Approximately 1,629,289 (64%) Namibians are at risk of contracting malaria.

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Rapid test for Hepatitis E at the point of care

Strengthening Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) capacities in Namibia.

he African Ministers of Health adopted the Regional Strategy for Integrated Diseases Surveillance and Response (IDSR 2020-2030) during the 69th Regional Committee for Africa in

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Learner at a rural school in the Omaheke Region

Strengthening schools to ensure safe continuity of education amidst COVID-19

COVID-19 calls for resilient school environment that ensures continuity in education and services beyond academic delivery.

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Dr. Walter Kazadi Mulombo at the commissioning of 48 solar panels at the polio laboratory.

WHO delivers solar panels to accredited polio laboratory in Borno State

 Maiduguri, 12 November, 2021 - In Maiduguri, Borno state, the World Health Organization Country Representative, Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo, commissioned solar pa

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COVID-19 more deadly in Africans with diabetes

COVID-19 more deadly in Africans with diabetes

Africa’s sharp increase in diabetes is clashing with the COVID-19 pandemic and poor access to vaccines. Africa’s death rates from COVID-19 infections are significantly higher in patients with diabetes, according to a preliminary analysis which the World Health Organization (WHO) presented today in advance of the World Diabetes Day on 14 November.
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Gearing towards a TB free Nigeria- WHO and partners scale up action

Abuja November 10, 2021- The World Health Organization (WHO) has reaffirmed its commitment to support the country in eradicating Tuberculosis (TB), one of the t

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