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Medipark marks 5-years since first kidney transplant

9 months ago - 31 March 2021 | Health

TUYEIMO HAIDULA at OSHAKATI Ongwediva Medipark has performed ten kidney transplants since their first transplant five years ago.On Monday 29 March, the first kidney recipient celebrated the five-year-anniversary since the inaugural medical intervention.World kidney day...

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US officials visit Oshikango border wellness clinic

9 months ago - 31 March 2021 | Health

STAFF REPORTER US officials undertook a familiarising visit to the Walvis Bay Corridor Group's (WBCG) Key Population (KP) Friendly Wellness Container Clinic in Oshikango in early March.The clinic is situated right at the Namibian and...

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Kavango West gets isolation facility

1 year - 28 October 2020 | Health

Government has constructed a 12-bed prefabricated structure at Nkurenkuru in the Kavango West Region, which will be used as an isolation facility for Covid-19 patients.The region has been without an isolation facility since the country's...

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Ohangwena registers increase in malaria cases

1 year - 25 March 2020 | Health

The Ohangwena Region has registered an increase in malaria cases, with 1 106 confirmed positive cases and two deaths between January to 15 March this year, compared to a total of 610 cases registered last...

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Mbambo urges coronavirus vigilance

1 year - 25 March 2020 | Health

As part of the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, Kavango East regional governor Samuel Mbambo has called upon the inhabitants of his region to adhere to the health ministry's instructions.In an interview with Ewi lyNooli,...

Millions die globally due to premature births

2 years ago - 27 November 2019 | Health

Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula says preterm births are among the top killers of children under five years old worldwide. Shangula said this on...

FNB resuscitates Oshakati hospital

2 years ago - 25 September 2019 | Health

Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula says the Oshakati Intermediate Hospital's resuscitation committee had not been functioning due to lack of training equipment, but thanks to...

Onkalamwenyo ompe

2 years ago - 25 September 2019 | Health

Konima yomwedhi gumwe sho a nyenyeta pethimbo lyoshigongi sha ningwa komupresidende moRundu kombinga yompumbwe yiilyo yolutu yopaunongononi moshipangelo shepangelo mondoolopa ndjoka, omunaimvo 49, Lukas Mpandu...

Ministry prepares for malaria season

2 years ago - 25 September 2019 | Health

With good rainfall expected in the coming rainy season, the chances of a malaria outbreak in northern Namibia are also high.This is according to health...

The daily challenges of Okuhoko informal settlement

4 years ago - 25 October 2017 | Health

Lack of water, lighting and sanitation are the main problems faced by people living at the Okuhoko informal settlement at Tsandi village in the Omusati...

Pregnant women get a shelter at Engela

4 years ago - 31 May 2017 | Health

Pregnant women who were camping in tents opposite the Engela State Hospital in the Ohangwena Region have been moved to a shelter by the health...

Esiloshisho lyaakiintu mboka yeli momategelelo

4 years ago - 31 May 2017 | Health

Esiloshisho lyaakiintu yeli momategelelo oshoshimwe omuntu ta vulu okwiilonga okuza momahwahwameko taga ithanwa Safe Motherhood Campaign ngoka guunganekwa kOngwediva Medipark melongelokumwe nombelewa yOmunyekadhi gwaNamibia,...

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Onankali village gets new clinic

5 years ago - 31 August 2016 | Health

The problems experienced at the Ndamono clinic at Onankali will soon be something of the past, as the dilapidated building will be replaced with a...

Uuministeli otawu ningi iikonga yekenko...

5 years ago - 01 July 2016 | Health

Oshitopolwa shotango shomahwahwameko ngoka osha tamekele mOshitopolwa shaZambezi, moka ehwahwameko ndyoka tali ithanwa Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) tali kwatelwa komeho kaahikingalo The Dogg naShotgun...

The struggle to bring imaging...

5 years ago - 01 July 2016 | Health

One of the first local medical practitioners in Namibia, Professor Fillemon Amaambo, shared some of the challenges experienced over the last 30 years especially bringing...

Ministry rolls out countrywide 'Smart...

5 years ago - 01 July 2016 | Health

The Ministry of Health and Social Services, in collaboration with two local musicians, are touring around the country to raise awareness of the benefits of...

Blood pressure on the rise

6 years ago - 19 March 2015 | Health

High blood pressure is a serious condition that is affecting and killing more and more Namibians.Namibia’s Health Information System (HIS) statistics indicate that high blood...

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