Although nuclear medicine and radiation therapy are available in Namibia, more needs to be done to optimise the latest developments in radiation technology.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has commended the contractor for the Ombili clinic in Otjiwarongo, which was completed two months ahead of time.

The construction of the Ombili clinic began in April this year and was due to be completed in November.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has dismissed rumours circulating false information about the detection of monkeypox (Mpox) disease in Namibia in a social media post.

The gains Namibia has made in eliminating malaria are being threatened by inadequate funding.

Angola President João Manuel Lourenço officially opened the multimillion-dollar state-of-the-art Cunene General Hospital at Ondjiva.

The hospital replaces a previous hospital that was gutted by fire in 2020.

At the opening ceremony of the African Health Workforce Investment Forum on Monday, Minister of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, noted that by the end of 2023, 98.5% of babies born to HIV-positive mothers in Namibia were HIV-free. 

First Lady Sustjie Mbumba hosted a high-level Roundtable Discussion on inequalities, HIV, TB, Malaria, and Pandemics at State House on Friday.

During the opening of the discussion, Madame Mbumba encouraged individuals and organisations to speak out against inequality or injustice.

The Minister of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) says the increase in population has implications for the healthcare system.

Dr. Kalumbi Shangula says the current infrastructure, unlike in the past, cannot handle the increased demand for public healthcare services.

Health and Social Services Minister Dr. Kalumbi Shangula says his ministry is ready to extend its services to those in need, as suicide statistics over the past year paint a grim picture of depression in Namibia.

The number of deaths by suicide and suicide attempts is on the rise.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) is hard at work to finalise drafting the Mental Health Bill to be tabled in Parliament.

Minister Dr. Kalumbi Shangula said this at the inauguration of the Mental Health Board for the Windhoek Central Hospital on Friday.