Kavango East records high HIV community infections

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High HIV infection and transmission in the Kavango East Region has prompted the new health director in the region to urge the community to offer love and support to the affected and infected.

During the commemoration of the belated World AIDS Day held at Mazana Village in Rundu Rural Kavango East, Health Director Idah Mendai explained that community infection is a grave concern.

Dr. Emmanouel Ndoukve buried

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Family and friends gathered at Rundu to pay their last respects to Dr. Emmanouel Ndoukve during a memorial service.

Dr. Ndoukve, who died last week while visiting his clinic at Divundu, was buried in Rundu.

Originally from Nigeria, 57-year-old Ndoukve came to Namibia 23 years ago to establish his medical practise.

In a speech read on his behalf, Kavango East Governor Bonifastius Wakudumo described Ndoukve as a tireless medical practitioner dedicated to saving lives in the region.