Namibia is prepared and has a response plan in place in the event of a possible polio outbreak.
This comes after stakeholders participated in a three-day Polio Simulation Exercise in Windhoek.
Namibia had its first Polio Simulation Exercise in 2018.
The United Arab Emirates says it is willing to support Namibia in opening a diplomatic mission in the Gulf state.
Mahash Saeed Alhameli, the UAE Ambassador to Namibia, based in South Africa, paid a courtesy call on President Hage Geingob on the margins of the state visit in Pretoria.
Namibia is the latest country to have joined the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.
The international body represents individuals and organizations involved in the supply chain, logistics and transportation in more than 30 countries.
Namibia has of late been recording cases of murder, some of which have left minor children parentless.
While some children have become their own providers, others are taken in by relatives who themselves are surviving on meager or no income.
The value of Namibia's potential private investment pipeline currently stands at N$161 billion. 73% of this is said to be in renewable energy.
Namibia could capitalize on its existing bilateral agreements with Angola to acquire the skills and lessons it needs to fast-track the development of its oil industry.
Mines and Energy Minister Tom Alweendo says such a move would boost the economies of both nations.
Namibia has approved about N$1.8 million (US$100,000) in humanitarian aid to Malawi following a request from that country for the rehabilitation of the victims of Tropical Cyclone Freddy last month. According to the United Nations, about US$70 million is needed to rehabilitate the country.
Namibia hopes to increase its contributions to the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) pool and, in return, increase its revenue share.
This follows the extension of the operating hours at the Trans-Kalahari/Mamuno Border Post in the Omaheke Region.
The first exchange of sentenced inmates between Namibia and Zambia took place at Katima Mulilo in the Zambezi Region.
Namibia has launched the Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Project in collaboration with the African Caribbean Cancer Consortium.
The project aims at promoting health and early detection as well as identifying factors that contribute to breast and prostate cancer.
