The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Youth, Civic Relations, and Community Development has set in motion to engage and investigate how stakeholders and the government address the mushrooming of nursing schools and health training centres in the country.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah applauded the role of local pharmaceutical manufacturing in strengthening the healthcare system and reducing reliance on imported medicines.
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).
Swakopmund resident Maria Bloodstaan, who has used her hands to heal aching bodies and comfort struggling community members for the past 50 years, is seeking help to procure a massage table.
Currently, the 60-year-old Bloodstaan uses her bed to treat clients.
Omaruru District Hospital also joined in celebrating International Nurses Day.
Nurses in the Zambezi Region gathered at the Katima Mulilo open market in celebration of International Nurses Day under the theme, "Our Nurses, Our Future, and Empowered Nurses Save Lives."
Today is International Nurses Day, and the Ministry of Health and Social Services in the Kavango East Region is commemorating the day with a lineup of activities.
The day started off with a walk through Rundu’s busiest part of town.
The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Esperance Luvindao, inaugurated a renal dialysis unit at Katima Mulilo State Hospital today.
The unit was established by repurposing one of the hospital wards at a total investment of over N$1.7 million.
The deputy minister of health and social services, Suzan Ndjaleka, has called for teamwork and unity from the health staff to improve Namibians' access to health care and social services.
Minister of Urban and Rural Development James Sankwasa has called on Namibians to reject tribalism and corruption, urging unity and collective responsibility in building the nation.
