The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism is pleading with local authorities to adhere to the country's National Solid Waste Management Strategy for the well-being of their residents.
More than 300 girls in the Erongo Region benefited from the United Nations Population Fund's dignity packs.
The dignity packs contain basic essential hygiene items such as baby nappies, washing powder, bathing soap, face clothes, underwear, toothbrushes, and toothpaste.
The Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Utjiua Muinjangue, says the sharp increase in suicides in the country can be mitigated through collective efforts in assisting those at their lowest ebb.
Former President Hifikepunye Pohamba has called on Namibians to reject tribalism and tolerate one another as a people.
Pohamba believes Namibians can do more if they stand together in harmony, irrespective of their social status.
The Minister of Health and Social Services, Kalumbi Shangula, says half of Namibia's population still practices open defecation when nature calls.
Speaking at the Global Handwashing Day commemoration at Rundu, Dr Shangula said this makes hand washing even more important.
