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.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has received a portable mobile laboratory donated by the Russian Federation.
The handover aims to strengthen Namibia's disease surveillance and laboratory response capacity.
The Jose Eduardo dos Santos campus of the University of Namibia has organised a two-week short course on cold chain equipment maintenance and repair for handymen and artisans for the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS).
The Minister of Health and Social Services, Esperance Luvindao, has called for improved service delivery at state health facilities, emphasising that professionalism must always be accompanied by kindness and respect.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services inaugurated four new board members at the Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP), who are tasked with strengthening a system that supports over 80% of the country's population.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has declared an end to the Mpox and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever outbreak in the country.
The outbreak was recorded in the Erongo and Omaheke Regions, and the ministry has successfully contained the diseases.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has officially launched the National Parenting and Caregivers Handbook and Facilitator Guide, aimed at strengthening families and promoting positive parenting across Namibia.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has denied that it was hit with a N$14 million default judgement, saying a review of court files and internal records found no such ruling against the government.
The Minister of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), Esperance Luvindao, was more displeased than happy when she recently inaugurated a multi-million dollar office building for the Oshakati Hospital management team.
In her view, there is more need to build health facilities than offices.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has reported 11 malaria-related deaths following an outbreak in some parts of the country.
These are from 604 hospital admissions.
The ministry announced an increase in new cases in most malaria-endemic regions over the past four weeks.
