Namibia: Labour Ministry Warns Against Mandatory Vaccinations
[New Era] The labour ministry does not, at this juncture, advise employers to introduce mandatory vaccinations at workplaces. Rather, the ministry, as the government's authority on all labour matters, advises that employers address Covid-19 at the workplace with a policy that is consistent with government's official position. This is in stark contrast with the recent vaccination policy instituted by the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), which required all staff to be vaccinated or to bear the cost (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 3, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Covid-19 Leaves Truck Drivers Reeling
[Namibian] SANTO Dosnascimento (32) grew up with one passion: driving big cars. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 3, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: RMB Namibia Bags the Best Treasury and Cash Management Bank Accolade
[Namibia Economist] The Global Finance magazine has recognised RMB Namibia as the Best Treasury and Cash Management Bank and RMB as the Best Bank for Payments and Collections in Africa. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 3, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Covid-19 - Namibia Not Out of the Woods Yet
[New Era] Although Namibia has been recording a steady decline in the number of new infections, the number of deaths due to Covid-19 continues to be high. Health ministry executive director Ben Nangombe warned a drop in new infections does not necessarily mean the country is out of the woods yet. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 3, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Medicine Drones Soon to Launch
[Namibian] NAMIBIANS will soon have the option of having their medicine delivered to their doorsteps by drones. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 2, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: TB Field Workers Left Jobless
[Namibian] THE Ministry of Health and Social Services has revealed that it will not renew the contracts of about 197 tuberculosis (TB) field workers countrywide, due to a lack of available funding. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 2, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Toddler With Cerebral Palsy Needs Help
[Namibian] SELMA Enkala (4) from Havana, Katutura, is suffering from cerebral palsy, a group of disorders affecting movement and balance. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 2, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Namcor Unmoved By Legal Threats Over Staff Vaccinations
[Namibian] National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) managing director Immanuel Mulunga said the company will not back down on calls to have all employees vaccinated or be subject to weekly testing. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Namibia Off Germany's High-Risk List
[New Era] The German government has removed Namibia off its high-risk list, effective yesterday. Namibia was until 30 January this year regarded as a Covid-19 high-risk country by the Federal Republic of Germany. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Ministry Struggles to Reach Some HIV-Positive Moms
[Namibian] SOME HIV-positive mothers have not been collecting nevirapine, a medicine which is vital for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of the disease when breastfeeding. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 27, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Okakarara Burial for Former Opposition Leader Kaura
[New Era] Former opposition leader Katuutire Kaura, who succumbed to Covid-19 related complications on Sunday at the age of 81, will be buried at Ongombombonde in the Okakarara area next week Saturday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 27, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Hardap Sets Sights On Sustainable Food Systems
[Namibian] THE Hardap Regional Council and the World Food Programme recently signed an agreement at Stampriet aimed at promoting sustainable food systems in the region. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 26, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: Outjo Baby Death to Be Investigated
[New Era] The health ministry will conduct a full investigation into the allegation of a 25-year-old woman, who lost her baby boy before delivery last Monday at Outjo district hospital, allegedly due to nurses' negligence. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 26, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Namibia: Oshikoto Records Huge Number of Teen Pregnancies
[New Era] The Oshikoto region has moved to empower girls with knowledge through various programmes to avoid pregnancies and help those who fall pregnant to not miss out on school. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 26, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Namibia: Traditional Leaders Oppose Abortion Law Reform
[Namibian] Traditional and community leaders within the Uukolonkadhi Traditional Authority on Saturday spoke out against the amendment of Namibia's abortion law, saying this would reduce the country to the biblical Sodom and Gomorrah. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 24, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
