The Chief Medical Officer at Intermediate Hospital Rundu, Dr. Medson Chibwe, revealed that around 600 people were admitted for mental health issues at the hospital between January and September this year.
Dr. Chibwe shared these figures during the World Mental Health Day commemoration on Friday.
The City of Windhoek, in collaboration with local partners, is hosting an International Fire Safety Week event in the capital.
With an increase in cholera cases in some SADC countries, the Directorate of Health in the Otjozondjupa Region has launched an awareness campaign to educate communities about the disease.
The campaign targets schools, rural areas, and peri-urban areas identified as at-risk communities.
The Police in the Otjozondjupa Region have called on the inhabitants to continue cooperating with law enforcement agencies to curb criminal activities.
Otjozondjupa Police Commander Commissioner Henrich Tjiveze made this call during an outreach awareness campaign on drug law enforcement in Otjiwarongo.
