Paediatric cardiologist Dr. Fenny Shidhika is calling on the government to invest more in specialised healthcare and training of highly skilled professionals, to ensure children born with heart defects can access quality care right here in Namibia.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has inaugurated a N$28 million Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Windhoek Central Hospital as part of efforts to strengthen critical care for children and reduce child mortality in Namibia.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services and the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund have agreed to strengthen emergency medical responses for road crash victims.
A group of unemployed enrolled nurses has called on the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) for a fair, transparent and centralised recruitment process.
Awareness campaigns and community sensitisation on the Indoor residual spraying (IRS) programme have kicked off in the Zambezi region with a team from the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) travelling to constituencies to engage communities.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has embarked on a four-day Corruption Risk Assessment Workshop, aimed at identifying vulnerabilities in its systems and strengthening measures to prevent corruption.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has called for stronger cross-border cooperation to prevent and respond to infectious disease outbreaks.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) and the University of Namibia (UNAM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of Health and Applied Sciences, in a move aimed at strengthening collaboration between the two institutions.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has plans in place to modernise community healthcare through a new system that will improve patient referrals, strengthen data collection and replace paper-based record-keeping.
The Minister of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), Dr. Esperance Luvindao, stated that TB Field Promoters are largely funded through donor resources, specifically the Global Fund, and do not operate under the standard payroll system for civil servants.
