Dr. Esperance Luvindao, the Health and Social Services Minister, has announced that the ministry is updating its laboratory policy to guide the future development of laboratory services and promote technological advancement.

The Directorate of Health and Social Services in the Zambezi Region has highlighted the need to reduce the number of patient referrals to hospitals outside the region.

Namibia has made significant progress in its ongoing battle against tuberculosis (TB), achieving a treatment success rate of 88 percent for all forms of the disease.