The government has allocated N$34 million to improve sanitation across the country.
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare informed the National Assembly that should this amount not be sufficient, his office will engage with local authorities.
Oshikoto Governor Sacky Kathindi, during his State of Region Address at Omuthiya, identified water provision, agriculture, network connectivity, education, roads, health, and security and justice as areas of priority.
Health officials at the Manghetti Health Centre in the Tsumkwe Constituency say shortages of transport, medical equipment and deteriorating infrastructure are affecting the delivery of healthcare services in the area.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has inaugurated a new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Swakopmund District Hospital to improve survival rates for premature and critically ill newborns.
The majority of patients with chronic kidney disease and acute renal failure are forced to travel long distances or rely on private facilities for life-saving dialysis.
The World Health Organization, along with various health experts, has officially launched its Cancer Impact Review Mission in Namibia.
The mission aims to review prevention programmes, diagnosis and treatment services, early detection and screening as well as cancer policies, strategies and financing.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has highlighted Namibia's efforts to strengthen public health responses, focusing on the country's intensified fight against a malaria surge and its continued leadership in tobacco control across Africa.
Four hundred learners from Hausiku Selma Nangura Primary School, in the Kavango West Region, will benefit from the Building Brighter Tomorrows project.
366 students from Alba Chipamba Training Centre are receiving their qualifications in nursing and midwifery science at the Rundu Trade Fair Centre, Kavango East.
The 366 graduates are from the Oshikango, Walvis Bay and Rundu Campuses.
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.
