Former First Lady of Namibia, Monica Geingos, delivered a call to action for advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for young people across East and Southern Africa during a regional dialogue held in Pretoria, South Africa.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has highlighted great concern over the continued use of different forms of tobacco, especially among the young population, despite significant strides in public health awareness.
Sexually transmitted infections continue to pose significant public health challenges, causing 2.5 million deaths each year globally.
This is according to a new World Health Organisation report issued on Tuesday.
A delegation comprising Japanese Ambassador Hisao Nishimaki, UN Resident Coordinator Hopolang Phororo, and UNICEF Country Representative Sam Ocran visited the Rundu Intermediary Hospital in the Kavango East Region recently.
The public health situation in Namibia remains stable and under control, and the government is pleased with the World Health Organisation's (WHO) performance.
The Minister of Health and Social Services Dr. Kalumbi Shangula says, although the World Health Organisation has declared the end of the COVID-19 pandemic as a global health emergency, and Namibia has seen a decline in the positive rate, the country will not ignore its existence.
The Health and Social Services Minister, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula has expressed Namibia's commitment to achieving universal health coverage by 2030, in line with the global goal of ensuring access to quality healthcare for all.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Country Representative Dr. Charles Sagoe-Moses says Namibia has made great strides in public health having eradicated and lessened the number of communicable diseases.
Namibia is prepared and has a response plan in place in the event of a possible polio outbreak.
This comes after stakeholders participated in a three-day Polio Simulation Exercise in Windhoek.
Namibia had its first Polio Simulation Exercise in 2018.
The availability of medical equipment is key to the provision of quality health care services.
Health and Social Services Minister Dr. Kalumbi Shangula made this remark when he received medical equipment from South Korea and Iceland through the World Health Organization.
