Namibia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) has called for stronger international support to improve access to affordable HIV medicines and ensure sustainable funding for HIV programmes around the world.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services received N$18,4 million from Japanese Supplemental Budget Project to support health security, emergency preparedness and to strengthen its diagnostic capacity.

The funding and equipment were handed over in Windhoek today.

The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI), an alliance of the World Health Organisation, has announced that it is giving out a US$1.2 billion subsidy, a milestone payment towards African commercial vaccine manufacturers.