The Mayor of Windhoek has urged food establishments to uphold hygiene standards and has encouraged residents to engage in safe food-handling practices.

The NamPort Social Investment Fund has donated two ambulances to the Ministry of Health and Social Services in a move aimed at strengthening emergency healthcare services across Namibia.

Maternity-related complications account for the largest share of blood usage in Namibia, underscoring the urgent need for more regular blood donors.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned on Thursday that the Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC continues to expand, with 1,406 confirmed cases and 438 deaths, as violence and mistrust threaten efforts to contain the virus.

Zambia has recorded four deaths following a measles outbreak.

The Western Province of Zambia, bordering Namibia, has been declared an epicentre of the outbreak.

The number of child deaths linked to malnutrition in the Omaheke Region has dropped.

The region recorded 40 deaths between April 2023 and March 2024, dropping to 19 between March 2025 and March 2026.

Malnutrition mostly affects children between six months and five years.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has received a portable mobile laboratory donated by the Russian Federation.

The handover aims to strengthen Namibia's disease surveillance and laboratory response capacity.

Domestic animals are said to be gaining access to medical waste, including human placentas, at the Tsumkwe Clinic because the facility has no incinerator or secure medical waste storage area.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services is hosting a Polio Response Evaluation and Report Writing Meeting which will take place over the course of the next five days.

The spread of AI-generated misinformation online is raising growing concerns.

Health authorities are warning that false information about HIV treatment and other health issues could pose a serious risk to public health.