The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) intends to save millions through its newly launched Namibia Essential Clinical Supplies List. 

The Ministry of Health has made tremendous progress in the provision of pharmaceutical services, having improved access to medicine with 85 percent of essential items available at public facilities.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services has recorded another cholera case at the Orokapare location in Opuwo town.

The latest case involves a 13-year-old boy with no history of contact with confirmed cases who presented with acute watery diarrhoea and severe abdominal pain.

The Minister of Health and Social Services, Esperance Luvindao, said the ministry is currently engaging with relevant stakeholders to ensure that the implementation of the arbitration award, which recognises medical interns as full employees, is carried out lawfully and sustainably.

The Minister of Health and Social Services, Esperance Luvindao, says misinformation about vaccines undermines public trust.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services has pledged to resolve the critical shortage of ambulances in Otjozondjupa and other regions this year.

Namibia is currently facing a significant rise in malaria cases, with over 5,000 reported between December 2024 and January 2025, resulting in 28 deaths.

The outbreak is particularly severe in the northern regions, with districts like Eenhana, Okongo, and Engela being the most affected.

28 people have died so far due to the malaria outbreak in the northern regions of the country.

During a press conference, the Ministry of Health and Social Services stated that the Ohangwena region is the epicenter of the outbreak, with more than 50 percent of reported cases.

The Namibian government says that, apart from compromised information from the Ministry of Health and Social Services, no personal data has been leaked from the government's data centre. 

The Health and Social Services Ministry has put out a request for Open National Bidding for the anticipated construction of a state-of-the-art district hospital in Katutura Windhoek.
 
The bid calls for bulk electrical services for farm 1024—a portion of the remainder of farm 508—in Havana.