The Zambezi region will continue to lag behind in development if resources continue to be allocated using the same formula as the rest of the country. 

The Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services, Susan Ndjaleka, has reiterated the need to upgrade Engela District Hospital to an intermediate hospital to improve access to specialised healthcare services in the Ohangwena Region.

United Democratic Front (UDF) MP Nico Somaeb raised concerns regarding patients allegedly losing their lives while being transported to ICU units in the capital.

The residents of Kunene came together in mourning during a mass memorial service for the 11 victims who died in an accident involving the Ministry of Health patient bus between Otjiwarongo and Okahandja on the 1st of May.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services has launched a TB mass screening campaign, targeting high-risk areas in the Tsumkwe constituency.

The campaign, which started on Monday, will run until the 25th of April.

The Minister of Health and Social Services, Esperance Luvindao, addressed Parliament to motivate a budget of more than N$13 billion for the ministry for the 2026/2027 financial year.

The budget comprises an operational budget of over N$12 billion and a development budget of over N$489 million.

The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Trade, Jenelly Matundu, stated that the government should first focus on a complete re-engineering process before moving to the next step of transferring PSEMAS members to state health facilities.

The Ministry of Health in Zambia has confirmed that poliovirus type 2 was detected from an environmental sample collected in Lusaka District, following routine surveillance conducted in collaboration with local and international health partners.

Rainwater from a leaking roof flooded parts of Mariental State Hospital.

Videos of the water leakage, showing nurses mopping up rainwater, circulated widely on social media.

The NBC News team reached out to Hardap Health Directorate Regional Director Yvonne Stephanus, who declined to comment.

The Windhoek High Court has awarded N$14 million in damages to Angolan national Matheus Shakolo after the Ministry of Health and Social Services failed to oppose his medical negligence lawsuit.