Despite the dedication of midwives and progress made over the years, maternal and neonatal mortality remain a serious challenge in the country.

This was revealed at the celebration of the International Day of the Midwife, which took place in Windhoek.

Mwandi Mission General Hospital on the Zambia-Namibia border will be conducting a free series of female pelvic reconstruction surgeries. 

The hospital will be hosting a visiting American gynaecologist who has offered these rather expensive surgeries for free. 

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN), Rolf Hansen, says cervical cancer remains a huge challenge in Africa, and Namibia is no exception.