Namibia News

Windhoek, 12 August 2010 -- The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has announced the end of the Influenza H1N1 (2009) pandemic, following the World Health Organization’s (WHO) declaration of the end of the pandemic on 10 August 2010.

Namibia Extra-ordinary National AIDS Executive Committee (NAEC) meeting to consult on WHO Global Health Sector Strategy for HIV/AIDS

Windhoek, 15 September 2010 -- The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) will be hosting a National AIDS Executive Committee (NAEC) Extra-ordinary Stakeholder Consultation meeting to gather Namibia’s input into WHO Global HIV/AIDS Strategy. The meeting will be held on:

Date: Wednesday, 15 September 2010 Time: 08H00 – 13H00 Venue: Safari Court Hotel, Omataku Room 4, Windhoek

Windhoek: 16 November 2010: The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) will commemorate World Diabetes Day through week-long activities, titled: ”Diabetes Education and Prevention with the slogan:"Let's take control of diabetes. Now."

In keeping with the theme of World Diabetes Day, events lined up target both health workers and the general public, noting that action is required at all levels in order to take control of this largely avoidable disease. 

Windhoek, 25 February 2011 --  The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners will commemorate for the first time Healthy Lifestyle’s Day on 25 February 2011, with the theme “Take a Step Closer to your Health, Get a Health Check-Up,” at Government Office Park in Windhoek from 08H00 to 17H00.

Windhoek, 1 March 2011 -- Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the major public health concerns in Namibia with 13 332 TB cases reported in 2009. The emergence of drug-resistance tuberculosis (DR-TB), which is more difficult to treat, is on the rise. TB is also the world’s biggest killer of people living with HIV. In Namibia, 60% of TB patients are HIV positive.Namibia is one of the few countries, in which patients can receive free comprehensive care for both TB and HIV.

WHAT: Media Invitation to the Launch of First Lady Campaign on Male Involvement in Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT)

WHO: His Excellency, President of the Republic of Namibia, Mr Hifikepunye Pohamba; First Lady of the Republic of Namibia, Ms Penehupifo Pohamba, Honourable Prime Minister M Nahas Angula; Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Richard Nchabi, Kamwi; Honourable Governor of Khomas Region Samuel Njoma, WHO Representative, Dr Magda Robalo, UNICEF Representative, Mr. Ian MacLeod

WHEN: Date: 10 March 2011: Time: 09H00 – 12H00

Windhoek, 5 April 2011 -- The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) will commemorate World Health Day from 6-7 April 2011 under the theme “Combat Drug Resistance: “No action today, No cure tomorrow”. Anti-microbial resistance (AMR) occurs when medicines that have proven to work are no longer effective to fight more lethal and tough germs.

Luanda, 7 April 2011 -- The Angolan Minister of Health, Dr. José Van-Dunem, and the Minister of Health and Social Services of Namibia, Dr. Richard Kamwi, on Tuesday 5th April 2011 signed a joint statement in which they committed themselves to coordinating and improving health interventions along the borders between the two countries.

Windhoek, 7 April 2011 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) commemorated World Health Day on 7th April under the theme “Combat Drug Resistance: “No action today, No cure tomorrow” and launched a six-point policy package that sets out the measures governments and their national partners need to combat drug resistance.

Windhoek, 13 April 2011 --  “The worst flooding in decades has cut off thousands of people from health services”, said WHO Representative, Dr Magda Robalo, following a mission with Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Richard Kamwi to assess the health sector response thus far and areas requiring additonal support. The high-level team over this last weekend visited several health facilities in the four most affected flood regions: Omusati, Oshana, Ohangwena and Oshikoto.