Health

WINDHOEK: The Ministry of Health and Social Services, along with its regional and national partners, officially launched the National Surgical Obstetric and Anaesthesia Plan (NSOAP) in Windhoek on Thursday.The ministry also unveiled the Infection Preve…

The Governor of the East Region, Grégoire Mvongo has burned more than 20MFCFA worth of smuggled medicines in Bertoua.These drugs were burnt on October 12, 2023 at the Hysacam landfill in Bertoua as Cameroon joined the African community to commemorate t…

The Ethiopia Trachoma Program has performed the trachomatous trichiasis (TT) surgery on 1.6 million people and prevented blindness from trachoma, Health Minister Dr. Lia Tadesse disclosed today.Addressing the conference on eliminating trachoma in Ethi…

A 20-year-old man is now in police custody after biting and eating the flesh of a 1-year-old baby in Mbouda, West Region.The incident happened over the weekend in Ntouo, a neighborhood in Bamessingue village in Mbouda subdivision of the West Region.The…

The University of Namibia’s psychology and social work department in partnership with the Regain Trust on Friday commemorated World Mental Health Day under the theme ‘Leaving no one behind.”Speaking during the event, United Nations Population Fund (UNF…

The fourth National Adolescent and Youth Health (AYH) Forum kicked off today in Addis Ababa.The three-day forum is held under the theme “The Power of Partnership: Meaningful Adolescent and Youth Engagement for improved health”.In Ethiopia, the populati…

Cameroon joined the international community to observe the 17th world rabies day on Thursday September 28, 2023 under the theme: “All for 1, One Health for all”.It is a day that aims to raise awareness and advocate for rabies elimination globally.Rabi…