By: Selma Taapopi For Lazarus Ndiilenga, it takes a bicycle and a helmet to assist the country in achieving its UNAIDS HIV 95-95-95 targets. The 95-95-95 strategy is for those living with HIV to know their HIV status, for the diagnosed to receive ARVs, and for those on ARVs to have viral suppression. Watch on […]
By: Selma Taapopi Nutritionist Matheus Hamukwaya has called for establishing breastfeeding facilities in public settings such as malls and workplaces. Hamukwaya’s call comes ahead of the breastfeeding week scheduled from the 1st to the 7th of August 2024. Hamukwaya said the absence of these facilities leads mothers to breastfeed in unhygienic public bathrooms. “One thing […]
By: Selma Taapopi The Ministry of Health and Social Services has increased the number of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds in the public sector, from 35 to 97. Previously the Windhoek Central Hospital, the Katutura Intermediate Hospital, the Oshakati and Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospitals all had to make due with only 35 available ICU beds. Speaking at […]