The Ministry of Health and Social Services has taken a major step forward in the fight against tuberculosis with the introduction of artificial intelligence-powered portable chest X-ray machines.
The Minister of Health and Social Services has called for collective efforts to eliminate the stigma against people with leprosy.
Dr. Kalumbi Shangula made the call at the commemoration of World Leprosy Day at Kongola in the Zambezi Region under the theme "Unite. Act. Eliminate.".
The Zambezi Region has recorded a worrying increase in malaria cases, with 3,385 cases reported since January and one fatality in August last year, according to the region's health directorate. The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr.
The Executive Director of the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Ben Nangombe, urged nurses to carry out their work with love, diligence, and care.
Ben Nangombe made the appeal during an early International Nurses Day celebration in the capital.
The Minister of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) says the increase in population has implications for the healthcare system.
Dr. Kalumbi Shangula says the current infrastructure, unlike in the past, cannot handle the increased demand for public healthcare services.
Despite the relatively low number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the country, Namibia ranks 11th globally in terms of TB incidence and per capita expenditure on TB treatment.
