Farmers in the Otjozondjupa Region have committed to working with the government to protect their livestock from foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).

The National Integrated Campaign for Non-communicable Diseases and the commemoration of Oral Health Week were launched in Keetmanshoop today.

The event aims to promote disease prevention and highlight the link between oral and overall health.

People must allow the indoor residual spraying teams into their homes to prevent an increase in malaria cases. 

These messages were repeated excessively at the launch of the 2026 Indoor Residual Spraying Campaign at Divundu, Kavango East region. 

Chadian health teams are stepping up efforts to contain a cholera outbreak that has killed 13 people and infected 239, with response teams going door to door to disinfect homes and curb transmission.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services has called for stronger cross-border cooperation to prevent and respond to infectious disease outbreaks.
 

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged African leaders to strengthen health systems and tackle the root causes of disease as the continent looks to reduce its reliance on external health funding.

The Directorate of Veterinary Services remains committed to a zero-tolerance approach to protect the country's foot-and-mouth disease-free status.  

The third round of the Polio vaccination campaign in Oshana Region is progressing successfully despite some community resistance.

Targeting children under 10, the campaign follows outbreaks detected earlier this year.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform is intensifying Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) awareness along border communities following outbreaks in neighboring countries.

Namibia remains the only SADC country free of the disease.

Minister of Health and Social Services, Esperance Luvindao, acknowledged that malaria cases in Namibia are reaching worrying levels.