The Apgar Maternity Hospital, which was inaugurated in Windhoek, will serve as a beacon of hope to communities and improve maternal and children's health.
Apgar Maternity Hospital symbolises a commitment to care for and save the lives of newborns.
Health and Social Services Minister Dr. Kalumbi Shangula has called on the Namibia Medical Society to base their policy-making on reliable, experiential data.
The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, launched and officially opened the Oroutumba community health post in Epupa, some 140 kilometres north-west of Opuwo.
The Minister of Health and Social Services, Kalumbi Shangula, has tabled an Amendment Professions Bill that will see all the profession councils merged under the Health Professions Council of Namibia.
Health and Social Services Minister, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, has revealed suicide statistics from August 2022 to June 2023, which paint a grim picture of the suicide in Namibia.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services wants to ensure a long-term solution to the shortage of medical supplies at government central medical stores.
The ministry will also prioritize infrastructure development and the provision of general services.
The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula today inaugurated the Heads of Departments' offices at the Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital. The offices were sponsored by the Pupkewitz Foundation to the tune of N$ 2.7 million.
The Minister of Health and Social Services, Kalumbi Shangula, says half of Namibia's population still practices open defecation when nature calls.
Speaking at the Global Handwashing Day commemoration at Rundu, Dr Shangula said this makes hand washing even more important.
The two Kavango regions are expected to benefit again from the Recon Namibia medical equipment donations.
The donation is part of the second phase of Recon Namibia's N$15 million commitment to the Ministry of Health and Social Services' COVID-19 relief programme.
