Polio vaccination is not compulsory in Namibia, and no child should be immunised without parental or guardian consent, Health and Social Services Minister Dr. Esperance Luvindao assured the National Assembly this week.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services inaugurated the 6th Atomic Energy Board of Namibia, which will serve for a period of three years.
The Minister of Health and Social Services, Esperance Luvindao, said NDP6 will guide Namibia's nuclear development while the Atomic Energy Board implements it.
The Zambezi Region has vaccinated over 27,000 children under the age of ten during the third round of polio vaccination, started earlier here to reach children affected by floods and relocations.
Minister of Health and Social Services, Esperance Luvindao, acknowledged that malaria cases in Namibia are reaching worrying levels.
||Kharas Region has vaccinated a total of 10,330 children so far during the third round of the polio vaccination campaign running until 30 April 2026.
Health authorities are satisfied with the TB mass screening campaign, which concluded in Kanovlei Village, Tsumkwe West.
The campaign aimed at detecting TB early and eventually helping to reduce the transmission rate.
The Kaoko-Otavi Correctional Facility in the Opuwo Urban Constituency is operational but struggling to meet the healthcare needs of the surrounding community due to a shortage of medication.
Namibia has been implementing a robust national strategy to eliminate dog-mediated rabies.
The programme, which started in 2016, aims to eliminate dog-mediated rabies by 2030.
The deputy minister of health and social services, Suzan Ndjaleka, has called for teamwork and unity from the health staff to improve Namibians' access to health care and social services.
Health officials in the Erongo Region warn that poor oral hygiene is putting many residents at risk of serious diseases.
Authorities have urged communities to treat oral health as a vital part of overall well-being.
