Namibia: Unam Donates Oxygen Production Plant to Katima Hospital
[Namibian] THE University of Namibia (Unam), through their collaboration with Cardiff University, has donated an oxygen production plant worth N$3,5 million to the Katima Mulilo State Hospital. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 9, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Financial System Remained Resilient, Stable and Sound in 2021 - Report
[Namibia Economist] The country's financial system remained resilient, stable and sound in 2021, within a fluid economic environment, a report released Thursday stated. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 29, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Commitment to African Medicines Agency Needs More Than Words
To date, 19 countries have already ratified the treaty. However, this number remains far short of the 55 AU member states and excludes some of the region’s power houses such as South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Senegal. Credit: Charles Mpaka/IPSBy Johnpaul Omollo and Taonga ChilalikaNAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG, Apr 29 2022 (IPS) Across Africa, local manufacturing and pharmaceutical companies are responding to the urgent need for locally produced medical products and technologies despite the existing regulatory challenges. We can support manufacturing capacity by expediting the establishment and operationalisation of t...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 29, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Johnpaul Omollo and Taonga Chilalika Tags: Africa Headlines Health Poverty & SDGs Source Type: news
Namibia: Late Healthseeking Causes Malaria Deaths
[New Era] Patients seeking treatment late, existing health conditions and case management are some of the key factors causing deaths among Namibians suffering from malaria. Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula told Vital Signs that in 2020, there was an increase to 5.4 cases per 1 000 in following above-normal rainfall, in addition to low suboptimal Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) coverage. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 28, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Only 47 Pupils Fully Vaccinated in Kunene
[Namibian] EXECUTIVE director of health and social services Ben Nangombe says only 47 pupils in the Kunene region have received a third dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 28, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Five Tips On Dealing With Long Covid
[Namibian] - NATASHA YATES (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 28, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Lack of Electricity Puts Patient in Danger
[New Era] Abed Nghipandulwa, who has been surviving on an oxygen machine for the past eight years, is fighting for his life at home because of a lack of electricity. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 27, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Namibia's Miracle Covid-19 Baby Goes Home
[Namibian] NINE-month-old Twamona Simataa was born at 27 weeks. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 25, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Safety Net for Bank Depositors Demonstrates Resilience, Fund Records Increase Amid Covid-19
[Namibia Economist] The Namibia Deposit Guarantee Authority (NDGA) demonstrated resilience by operating seamlessly in an economic and market environment beset by the COVID-19 pandemic, an executive said Thursday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 22, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Central Hospital Cardiac Unit Gets Facelift
[New Era] Paediatrician Solly Amadhila said most of what demoralises young medical professionals is the lack of consumables at health facilities, which leaves them powerless when it comes to aiding patients. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 22, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Covid-19 Cripples Swapo Finances
[New Era] Endudja -- Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa has described Covid-19 as a deadly virus, which has greatly affected the ruling party financially. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 21, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Free Covid-19 Testing for Students Studying in the SADC Region Scrapped Off
[Namibia Economist] The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has resolved to cease free SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) testing for students studying in the SADC Region, as well as civil servants travelling within the SADC region, a government announced last week. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 19, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Namibia Tests for New Omicron Variant
[Namibian] THE Ministry of Health and Social Services is testing whether Namibia has cases of a new sub-lineage of the Omicron variant. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 15, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Only 22% of Namibians Fully Vaccinated
[Namibia Economist] As at 11 April 2022, the cumulative number of fully vaccinated persons was 399,304 translating to 22.4% of the total target population, President Hage Geingob announced. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 14, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Geingob Renews Vaccination Call
[New Era] President Hage Geingob yesterday reiterated the need to increase Covid-19 vaccination coverage to achieve herd immunity as that will instil confidence in the economy, specifically the tourism and hospitality sectors, which have been negatively affected by the pandemic. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 14, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
