Namibia: Namcor's Anti-Vaccine Manager Suspended
[Namibian] THE National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) has suspended its health manager Elia Tapalo, two months after he and five colleagues challenged the parastatal's campaign to get vaccinated. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 24, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: 'AR Five' Fined for Helping Shack Dweller During Covid-19
[Namibian] FIVE Affirmative Repositioning (AR) activists were each sentenced to a fine of N$300 or 10 days' imprisonment following their arrest in 2020 for violating Covid-19 regulations on public gatherings. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 24, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Change in Covid-19 Protocols a Positive for the Local Tourism Sector - Research Firm
[Namibia Economist] The Recent Change in Covid-19 protocols is a positive for the local tourism sector, said investment research firm, Simonis Storm Securities (SSS) in a report on hospitality statistics for February released last week. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 23, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Supply Chain Crisis Far From Over... Expected to Deteriorate and Push Up Inflation Even More
[New Era] The outbreak of the pandemic and the closure of many ports in the region resulted in many container ships being rerouted to the Port of Walvis Bay. This, in turn, provided the Namibia Ports Authority (NamPort) with an opportunity to showcase its world-class productivity and efficiency as one of the best ports in Africa. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 22, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Grieving Daughter Establishes Covid-19 Support Group
[New Era] People who are grieving the loss of a loved one can be assisted in various ways, but there is nothing that comes close to having a support group of people with similar circumstances in the circle to grieve with. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 17, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Govt Rolls Back Covid Measures
[New Era] Government has defended the reasons behind the further relaxation of Covid-19 regulations, saying the authorities have the best interests of Namibians at heart, and it's not because of the upcoming Independence Day celebrations. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 17, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Vaccination Key in Curbing Covid
[New Era] President Hage Geingob has pleaded with Namibians to get inoculated for Covid-19, as vaccination remains one of the most effective measures in the country's multi-faceted national response against the pandemic. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 17, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Security Guards Choose Unemployment Over Vaccination
[Namibian] THREE security guards from Namibia Protection Services' employment contracts were not renewed this month after they refused to get vaccinated against Covid-19. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 15, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Risky sexual behaviours among school-aged adolescents in Namibia: secondary data analyses of the 2013 Global school-based health survey - Seidu AA, Ahinkorah BO, Ameyaw EK, Darteh EKM, Budu E, Iddrisu H, Nartey EB.
Aim
Risky sexual behaviours (RSB) among adolescents is one of the major public health concerns globally. These behaviours-RSB have adverse effects on their future health and well-being. Therefore, in this paper, our aim was to assess the determinants of... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Namibia: Sioka Saddened By Malnutrition in Omaheke
[New Era] Gender equality minister Doreen Sioka has expressed sadness at the deaths of two children because of malnutrition in Gobabis recently, and condemned those who abuse government-sponsored social grants. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 9, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: African Aviation to Reach Pre-Covid Levels in 2024
[New Era] Africa's passenger traffic prospects are somewhat weak in the near term, due to slow progress in vaccinating the continent's population and the impact of the crisis on developing economies. As such, passenger numbers within Africa are expected to recover more gradually than in other regions, reaching 76% of 2019 levels in 2022, surpassing pre-crisis levels only in 2025 (101%). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 3, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Cases of Typhoid Fever Confirmed
[Namibia Economist] Cases of typhoid fever from the Windhoek District have been confirmed by the Minister of Health and Social Services Dr Kalumbi Shangula. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 3, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Health Ministry Launches Quality Health Policy
[Namibian] The Ministry of Health and Social Services has launched the National Quality Management Policy and National Quality Management Strategic Plan to provide quality healthcare services. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 3, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Struggling State Health Facilities to Receive New Beds to Accommodate Patients in Respiratory Distress
[Namibia Economist] The U.S Embassy in Namibia this week donated 200 new medical emergency beds, to the Ministry of Health and Social Service. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 3, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Namibia Declares Hepatitis E Eradication
[Namibian] After more than 8 000 cases and a total of 66 Hepatitis E deaths since 2017, the ministry of health and social services on Wednesday announced the eradication of the outbreak. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 3, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
