Cervical cancer continues to be a significant public health challenge worldwide.

Ranked as the fourth most common cancer, it has had a devastating impact on women's health globally. 

In 2020 alone, over 300,000 women will have lost their lives to this disease, highlighting the urgent need for increased awareness and effective prevention strategies.

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month observed in Outapi served as a reminder of the significant impact of cervical cancer on women's health and the urgent need for education and early intervention. 

The 7th commemoration of World Leprosy Day was celebrated in Katima Mulilo in the Zambezi Region under the theme "Beat Leprosy."

Dr.Kalumbi Shangula, in his keynote address read by the governor of the Zambezi Region, Alufea Sampofu, said that the theme encapsulates the dual objectives of eradicating the stigma associated with leprosy and promoting the dignity of people affected by the disease.

The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, briefed the media this afternoon on the rise of respiratory illnesses among children in northern China.

The Ministry is actively investigating and implementing preventive measures, emphasising public vigilance and prompt medical attention.

In his media briefing, Dr. Shangula reassured the Namibians, stating that the ongoing COVID-19 and influenza surveillance activities have not identified an increase in respiratory infections or associated hospitalisations or deaths in Namibia.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) is compiling a report on lead exposure in the southern town of Rosh Pinah.

The ministry's public relations officer, Walter Kamanya, confirmed this to nbc News today.

Exposure to lead or lead poisoning can lead to brain damage, paralysis, and kidney failure. It may also affect the reproductive system while hindering growth and intelligence, especially among children.

According to the Africa Briefing website, 30 children in Rosh Pinah were found to carry lead in their bloodstream.

The expecting mothers at Otjimbingwe no longer have to travel long distances to Usakos to deliver.

This follows a donation of equipment worth about seven hundred thousand dollars courtesy of Lipidico Chemicals Namibia.

Ojtimbingwe Clinic has been without enough space for emergency deliveries, and patients have travelled to Usakos, 90 kilometres away.

The Executive Director of the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Ben Nangombe, said transporting patients for emergencies was challenging and posed a risk to patients.

The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula said COVID-19 cases are still manageable.
 

Participants who attended the marriage seminar hosted by the Oshakati Hospital have applauded the Ministry of Health and Social Services.
 
The seminar which is an initiative of the social welfare department at the hospital aims to raise awareness of different social issues that affect marriage and relationships.

The seminar which promotes healthy marriages while finding ways to reduce high cases of divorce enlightened about 50 couples on the importance of among others communication, mutual understanding, and alone time.

The Health Control Programme Officer in the Directorate of Special Programmes in the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Nicholus Mutenda, says Namibia is doing well in terms of HIV Strategic response.

Mutenda was speaking at Katima Mulilo at the review of the 2017 to 2021/2022 National HIV National Framework.

Mutenda says about 92 percent of people with HIV know their status, 99 percent are on treatment of whom 93 percent are virally suppressed.

He emphasized that if the current trend continues, the country will soon reach the UN 95-95-95 target.