The Incident Manager for polio response in the Kavango region, Dr. Nguundja Uamburu, has expressed satisfaction with the turnout of the polio vaccination campaign there.
Children under the age of 10 from the Kavango East and West regions are being vaccinated against polio.
Oshana Health Director Johanna Haimene said the region has recorded significant progress in the number of people accessing HIV treatment, whose number currently stands at over 20,000.
23,245 people are currently on HIV treatment, contributing to improved health outcomes and reduced transmission rates.
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare reminded the investors that health is a human right and not a luxury commodity.
Dr Ngurare, who was speaking at the inauguration of a private health facility, Kaisosi Medical Services, urged staff to structure their services in a manner that caters to everyone in Rundu.
The Standards for Official Statistics on Climate Health Interactions Conference Calls for Stronger Climate Health Indicators to Guide Policy and Protect Communities.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) launched a polio vaccination programme in the Kavango East and West regions.
This comes after detection of the virus at a sewerage pond at Rundu's Ndama location.
Polio is a disease caused by the poliovirus.
Health and Social Services Minister Dr. Esperance Luvindao has announced that Namibia will move towards regulatory approval for the rollout of Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injection for the treatment and prevention of HIV.
A 21-year-old man from Omega 3 in the Kongola Constituency, Kupulo yeku Mbeleko, has been living with kyphosis, an abnormal curvature of the spinal cord, his entire life.
In 2022, Mbeleko’s condition worsened when he began experiencing pain in his lower limbs, at which point he became wheelchair-bound.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has commissioned three taskforces, namely on health, land and housing, and economic recovery.
She urged members to maintain unity of purpose and embrace fresh approaches to national challenges.
Cholera has now spread to 8 of the 10 provinces of Zambia as the country records its 9th death since the disease broke out in August this year.
2 new cases of cholera recorded in North Western Province of Zambia bring the number to 8 of the 10 regions of the country.
