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World Health Organization (WHO) - Namibia
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Namibia: Omaheke Region Celebrated its success in implementing the Health Promoting School Initiative

The schools were awarded in 4 categories of bronze, silver, gold, and platinum and 9 of the 47 schools were awarded a bronze plate, 10 silver, 10 gold and 18 platinum

Omaheke Region is known for its agricultural potential especially in cattle raring, but its increasingly becoming popular for its milestone achievement in the Health Promoting School Initiative being the only region that has embraced this initiative in all its 47 schools. In our quest for the achievement of Vision 2030,…

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World Health Organization (WHO) Namibia reflects on public health gains since independence

The rising burden of chronic diseases and pandemics poses a challenge for public health systems and requires innovative approaches to improve population health

The Namibian government’s commitment to improving public health efforts in the last 33 years has yielded positive outcomes resulting in an increase in the country’s life expectancy by 12 years since 2001. In 2001, the average lifespan of a Namibia was 51 years but in 2020 this increased to 63…

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Namibia holds an inaugural training on the management of child maltreatment

The workshop covered a comprehensive agenda to equip participants with the knowledge and skills needed to provide first-line support to child survivors of violence

Childhood is meant to be a time of joy, growth, and development, free from violence, abuse, and exploitation. This is however not the case for over 39.6% of Namibian girls and 45.0% of Namibian boys experiencing physical, sexual, or emotional violence in their childhood according to the 2019 Violence against…

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World Health Organization (WHO) Namibia strives to enhance capacities for integrating of gender, equity and rights (GER) to ensure gender responsive health systems

The overall aim of the training was to develop capacity country participants for effective integration of integration of GER into Health Programmes

Unless our public health policy, programmes and systems integrate gender, equity, and human rights, realizing the vision of sustainable development goals will be far-fetched. Gender equality must be addressed in its own right and as a catalyst of progress across the SDGs. Echoing the vision of the 2030 Agenda for…

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Namibia: High school learners gear up to discuss pressing public health matters

The learners met at the United Nations office in Windhoek on Saturday, 21 October for mock simulations in preparation for the Model United Nations Namibia (MUNNAM) conference scheduled for 1 and 2 November

Eighty learners from high schools in Windhoek and Osire are preparing to discuss pressing public health challenges of our time when they meet to simulate the United Nations in Windhoek. The learners met at the United Nations office in Windhoek on Saturday, 21 October for mock simulations in preparation for…

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The Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) builds capacity of 12 member states to improve antimicrobial resistance surveillance

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threatens the effective prevention and treatment of an ever-increasing range of infections caused by bacteria, parasites, viruses, and fungi

The Regional Office for Africa (AFRO), WHO Geneva in collaboration with WHO Namibia and the Ministry of Health and Social Services conducted a training on Global Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Use surveillance system (GLASS) and WHONET tool in Windhoek, for 12 selected member states. The training aimed to build capacity…

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Namibia strengthens tobacco control

The participants were from various sectors, including different government departments, including law enforcement

The Ministry of Health and Social Services with support from WHO  conducted a five-day tobacco training workshop to strengthen tobacco control measures in the country.    The workshop that started on 11 September 2023 at Rundu in the Kavango East region also aimed at strengthening participants’ knowledge, skills and competencies…

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Namibia Conducts Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic After-Action Review

The meeting also served as an opportunity to evaluate Namibia’s preparedness and response capacity to the CCHF outbreak

The Ministry of Health and Social Services in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) recently gathered for an After-Action Review (AAR) meeting in response to the recently ended Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic (CCHF) outbreak.   Various stakeholders gathered in Windhoek for a three-day meeting from 1-3 August 2023, to document activities…

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Namibia’s path to triple elimination status of mother-to-child transmission (eMTCT) of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B virus (HBV)

The Regional Validation Team will be working with the National Validation Committee and aim to consult 4 regions Oshana, Omaheke, Zambezi and //Kharas Regions

This week Namibia is hosting a team from the Regional Validation Committee to assess Namibia’s submission for Path to Elimination of Mother to child transmission of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B.  Namibia has prioritized HIV prevention and control and is one of the few countries in sub-Sahara Africa to achieve…

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Namibia Head of State congratulates World Health Organization (WHO) on its 75th Anniversary

The commemoration of World Health Day this year allows WHO and member states to take stock of key global and national public health achievements of the past 7 and a half decades

In a special note on 7 April 2023, His Excellency, Dr Hage Geingob, President of the Republic of Namibia hailed global and national public health achievements of over the past 75 years, attributing this to effective partnership between governments and the World Health Organization. He referred to the groundbreaking work…