The Ministry of Health and Social Services says Namibia has not yet approved the use of lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable medication for prevention and treatment of HIV, due to its high global market price.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has announced that the new 120-bed maternity facility at the Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital is almost complete.
The facility will feature first-stage and second-stage rooms, a spacious reception area, a procedure room and a gynaecology theatre.
The Head of the Otjiwarongo District Hospital, Shiwana Amesho, says the hospital needs to be upgraded to cater for the growing population and increasing number of accidents on the B1 road.
Dr. Amesho made these remarks during the visit of the Otjiwarongo Constituency Councillor to the health facilities.
Namibia is hosting the 19th Interest 2025 Conference, which is Africa's leading scientific gathering on HIV treatment, prevention and research.
The conference that was originally scheduled for 2020 is now taking place in Windhoek after being held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has taken a major step forward in the fight against tuberculosis with the introduction of artificial intelligence-powered portable chest X-ray machines.
More than 2,000 new malaria cases on average are reported in the Zambezi Region weekly, according to the region’s Health Director, Woita Kapumburu.
Kapumburu, in a malaria update on Thursday, said cases over the past four weeks have surpassed 11,000.
Namibia has made significant progress in its ongoing battle against tuberculosis (TB), achieving a treatment success rate of 88 percent for all forms of the disease.
