Namibia: Covid-19 Pandemic Effects Hamper Communicable Diseases Fight in Namibia - Official
[Namibia Economist] Although the country has made significant progress over the last decade, the ongoing threat of malaria re-emergence is a key barrier to achieving elimination, an official said this week (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 Detected in Namibia
[Namibian] NAMBIA has recorded three new cases of typhoid fever. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 2, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Heart Foundation Hosts Fundraiser to Fight Cardiovascular Diseases
[Namibia Economist] Cardiovascular diseases are prevalent in Namibia, contributing up to 30% of the total deaths in the country, and the Namibia Heart Foundation (NHF) is on a mission to create awareness on heart diseases and ensure support to those with heart conditions. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 1, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: HIV Prevalence Remains High in Zambezi
[New Era] Katima Mulilo - HIV prevalence remains high in the Zambezi region, with over 20% of its population aged between 15 to 49 being positive. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - February 22, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Namibia: Greater Vaccine Uptake to Expedite Economic Recovery
[New Era] There cannot be a dispute about the wideranging implications of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Lives have been lost and livelihoods have been ravaged over the past two years. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 16, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Ruusa Helps Girls Make Wise Decisions
[New Era] Teenage pregnancy due to poor or no sex education, absence from school because of a lack of sanitary pads, and peer pressure are some challenges many school girls face daily. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - February 16, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Namibia: Wakudumo Urges Border Residents to Get Vaccinated
[New Era] Rundu -- Kavango East governor Bonifatius Wakudumo has urged Angolans and Namibians to respect Covid-19 regulations and laws applicable in both countries when travelling between the two now that the borders are open after a two-year closure. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 16, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Lifted Foot-and-Mouth Disease Restrictions Bring Relief
[New Era] Following months of uncertainty and hardship endured by farmers, the government's decision to lift restrictions has been welcomed following successful control and containment of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, which was detected in the Zambezi region in May 2021. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 16, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Cycles of violence among young women in Namibia: exploring the links between childhood violence and adult intimate partner violence from the Violence Against Children and Youth Survey - Velloza J, Davies LD, Ensminger AL, Theofelus FM, Andjamba H, Kamuingona R, Masseti G, Coomer R, Forster N, O'Malley G.
BACKGROUND: Violence against children is a global public health crisis and is associated with poor mental and physical health outcomes. Childhood violence may also increase the risk of subsequent violence revictimization by an intimate partner. We aimed to... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 16, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
WASH Interventions Key to Reaching Africa ’s Child Health Milestones
Experts say proper hygiene, especially during the first 1,000 days of a child’s life is critical. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPSBy Joyce ChimbiNairobi, Kenya, Feb 15 2022 (IPS) For two days in a row back in 2018, four-year-old Calvin Otieno suffered from diarrhoea and vomiting, and his mother responded by giving him a salt solution.
Pearl Otieno tells IPS that diarrhoea among children in Kibera, the largest urban informal settlement, is commonplace. A mixture of salt and warm water is often the go-to remedy.
“He did not seem to get worse, but he was not getting better either. He lay on the floor too weak to play,” she say...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 15, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Joyce Chimbi Tags: Africa Development & Aid Featured Headlines Health Inequity Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) WASH Source Type: news
Namibia: Namibians offer mixed appraisal of Covid-19 response, are skeptical of vaccines and critical of corruption
[Afrobarometer] While a majority of Namibians approve of the government's overall response to COVID- 19, they are critical of inadequate relief and corruption and are skeptical of vaccine safety, according to the latest Afrobarometer survey. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 12, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Ongwediva Donates to Health Facilities, Schools
[New Era] The Ongwediva Town Council has donated sanitisers and furniture to the town's schools as well as protective gear to health facilities. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 10, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Otjozondjupa Launches Maternal and Child Health Week
[New Era] The Ministry of Health and Social Services in the Otjozondjupa region recently launched an external Maternal and Child Health week-long programme ending on 11 February. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 10, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Less Than 14,000 Fully Vaccinated in Oshikoto
[New Era] A little over 13 000 people have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in the vast Oshikoto region, while vaccine uptake remains a serious concern. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 10, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Vaccine hesitancy high as most Namibians still unprotected against Covid-19, Afrobarometer study shows
[Afrobarometer] More than seven in 10 adult Namibians have not been vaccinated against COVID-19, and a majority of the unvaccinated say they are likely to stay that way, a recent Afrobarometer survey indicates. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 6, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
