The donation of three portable ultrasound probes to the Ministry of Health and Social Services should go a long way toward faster clinical assessments and improved patient turnover at public health centres.
Minister of Health and Social services (MoHSS), Esperance Luvindao said her ministry faces resistance when it comes to residual spraying against mosquitoes in households.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services is conducting regional consultations on the Universal Health Care Bill.
The consultations will discuss key provisions of the Bill, including access rights and financing reforms.
The City of Windhoek (CoW) has ordered the immediate recall of Nestlé NAN Special Pro HA infant formula (0-12 months) countrywide after it was declared unfit for human consumption.
The Minister of Health and Social Service (MoHSS) says the ministry is looking into introducing type two polio vaccines.
Dr. Esperance Luvindao was responding to Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) MP Winnie Moongo in the National Assembly following parents' concerns.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN), Rolf Hansen, says cervical cancer remains a huge challenge in Africa, and Namibia is no exception.
Doctor Heleen Kauzuu from the Brandberg Medical Centre warned that as global demand for food continues to rise, humans are increasingly being exposed to serious health risks linked to artificially manufactured and processed foods.
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.
Health authorities say Namibia detected and treated 36 leprosy cases last year.
To help mitigate the spread of the cholera outbreak in Grootfontein, its municipality has started providing water at different points as they look at addressing sanitation.
This was confirmed by Grootfontein mayor Moritz Gaingob during a briefing with Otjozondjupa Governor John ||Khamuseb.
