The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) is committed to improving the quality of healthcare services across Namibia. In collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), Centre for Disease Control and Pr…
Read moreNamibia was one of the countries in the WHO Africa Region (AFRO) to conduct an assessment on the quality of care for maternal and child health in health facilities. WHO’s vision for quality of care is for every pre…
Read moreIn September 2022, Namibia joined other Member States in the WHO African Region to implement the Emergency Preparedness and Response Flagship (EPR) Initiative aimed at strengthening, emergency preparedness and response, …
Read moreThere is increasing recognition that human behavior is a key determinant of health which can either enhance or comprise population health. Cigarette smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, other substance…
Read moreThe 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 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,…
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