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Namibia’s banking population shoots up- NSA
Latest indications from the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) dating back from the 2017 financial year are that the number of Namibians who are bank...
Kauta resigns as NAC chairperson
Chairperson for the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) Rodgers Kauta has officially resigned from his duties, permanent secretary in the ministry of w...
Lawyer tears apart Oshakati Doctor’s evidence in trafficking/rape case
The defence council presiding over a case of rape and trafficking had a field day yesterday in the Windhoek High Court when the doctor who did the...
Charcoal exports to increase to 200 000 tons
Namibian charcoal exports are expected to increase to 200 000 tons by 2020 from 160 000 tons that are exported annually. There are currently a...
Shambyu succession war plays out in court
The battle of who should rise to the vacant throne of the Shambyu Traditional Authority played out in the Windhoek High Court before Judge Angula ...
Thieves take Katutura ambulance for a joy-ride
In a daring movie-style criminal act by suspected youths over the weekend, a Katutura-based ambulance was stolen and taken for a joy-ride before b...
Health
Namibians showing up for cancer screening
More Namibians are now showing up for cancer screening at outreach programs held country wide on...
!Naruseb urges Namibians to vaccinate their dogs
Agriculture minister, Alpheus !Naruseb has urged Namibians to vaccinate their dogs against rabie...
President Geingob visits Havana informal settlement
President Hage Geingob visited the Havana informal settlement last week to check the progress of...
Cholera/Hepatitis E outbreak yet to impact township tourism- Shifeta
Environment and tourism minister Pohamba Shifeta has allayed fears that the latest Cholera and H...
Small steps - Big impact, This is how we save a nation from cancer
When a nation of 2, 4 million inhabitants has 10 people diagnosed with cancer on average daily, ...
UNDP, Global Fund and MOHSS join hands on solar for health
The United Nations Development Programme Namibia (UNDP) has collaborated with Global Fund and th...
14 new suspected cases of Hepatitis E recorded
The Health ministry has recorded 14 new suspected cases of Hepatitis E yesterday, according to a...
Thousands HIV positive as World Aids Day beckons
Namibia will join the rest of the world in commemoration of the World Aids Day at a time when an...
Namibian innovators to disrupt sanitation sector
A team of Namibian innovators have come up with a sustainable eco-friendly solution to the sanit...
We are very serious about sex education ÔÇô Steenkamp
Education ministry permanent secretary Sanet Steenkamp said the ministry is very serious about se...
Khomas governor concerned by 13% HIV prevalence rate
The Khomas Region Governor Laura McLeod-Katjirua has raised concern over the increase of HIV Prev...
Namibia reeling with 415 lung cancer cases
With many types of cancer cases arising each day, Namibia are currently reeling with a registered...
First ever HIV impact survey to be conducted
The health ministry, in collaboration with the Namibia Statistics Agency, and key stakeholders wi...
Health to set up teen rehab centre
The Health ministry is in the process of constructing a rehabilitation centre for drugs and alcoh...
Health Laboratory to be constructed in Okahandj
The health ministry is busy constructing the country’s fi rst National Public Health ...
Autism still associated with witchcraft
The Autism Association of Namibia last week told The Villager that people living with autism...
Movember creates cancer awareness
More participants are taking part in the November campaign this year and has access to infor...
Nam records 600 new cancer cases
The Namibia National Cancer Registry (NNCR) has recorded over 600 new cases of cancer in Nam...
Understanding Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Welcome to this week’s edition on Public Health Corner. I will focus on some of the dangers...
CANCERS: WHAT ARE THE CAUSATIVE AGENTS?
In this installment I will shed light on some of causative agents of cancers, real or imagin...
Ovarian Cysts: Are they really cancers in women?
Hi everyone, Hope I find you healthy. After my installment on the prostate cancer, a concern...
Over 300 Namibians on treatment for kidney failure
There are currently over 300 Namibians receiving chronic kidney dialysis treatment while awa...
Knowing more about migraine
A migraine is a headache characterized by excruciating pain affecting one side of the head. ...
Why you might have a TB infection
Hello everyone, welcome to this week’s installment under public health corner. It&rsqu...
Prevention and early detection of prostate cancer
Overview of prostate cancer Prostate cancer begins to grow in the prostate - a gland in...
Cancer facility expansion in need of N$3 million
The Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) needs approximately N$3 million to accomm...
Impact of violence on chronic and infectious diseases
Dr Martin Luther King once said “Hate begets hate, violence begets violence...
Overview of mental health in Namibia
Welcome to this week’s edition where I will share information on mental health and illness....
Childhood obesity
Thank you for your questions addressed to my previous Public Health Corner contributions. Ho...
MoHSSÔÇÖs N$280m to train specialists
The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has set aside N$283 million to send about...
