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First Ever Palliative Care Centre On The Cards For Namibia
By:Justicia Shipena The first phase for the establishment of the first-ever palliative care centre for Namibia is set to cost N$7.5 million. The centre, which will be established through the Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN), will be located in Klein Windhoek and is expected to open its doors in mid-2023. Rolf Hansen, CAN Chief Executive […]
Low Numbers Of Namibians On The Global Bone Marrow Registry – CAN
By:Daniel Ndumba The Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) Chief Executive Officer, Rolf Hansen has expressed his concern over what they have observed as a low number of Namibians on the global bone marrow registry. During an interview with The Villager, Hansen said that the contributing factor to a low number of Namibians on the global […]
No Funds To Recruit All Covid-19 Volunteers – Nangombe
By:Nguriye Katusuva Executive Director of the Ministry of Health and Social Services Ben Nangombe says the ministry is not in a position to recruit everyone that worked as a volunteer during the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. This comes after the Covid -19 volunteers submitted a letter on Friday to the Ministry of Labour, Industrial […]
Cash & Carry Rundu Shuts Down, Residents Scavenge Around For Expired Food
Annakleta Haikera Mukwe constituency councillor and chairperson of the Kavango East Regional Council, Damian Maghambayi has questioned whether the leaders in his region are aware that people survive by scavenging for eating expired food. The development comes as Cash and Carry supermarket in Rundu in the Kavango East was on Wednesday shut down by the […]
Pharmacies Has Been Colluding, Fixing Medicine Prices
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Various pharmaceutical companies have been colluding and fixing medication prices by adding a 50% markup on the dispensing, which consequentlyhas reduced competition among themselves. The price-fixing scandal has been uncovered by the Namibia Competition Commission involving close to 180 pharmacies in Namibia. As a result, the Commission’s investigation has led to pecuniary penalties […]
N$1 Million Maternity Ward Will Rescue Mothers, Babies
By:Annakleta Haikera The soon to be constructed N$1 million maternity ward at the Rupara Health Centre has been welcomed by women in the Kavango West region, saying it will rescue mothers from being transported to nearby hospitals and from losing newborn babies. The Development Bank of Namibia on Friday announced the sponsorship. Martha Muronga, a […]
Namibians urged to eat fish
By Justicia Shipena Fisheries minister Derek Klazen has urged Namibians not to become a nation that knows how to produce and export fish but does not know the taste of its fish. Klazen said this during the national fish consumption market day in Windhoek on Friday. According to him, Namibia is a major producer of […]
Over 11 000 families benefited from the food bank – Geingob
By: Justicia Shipena President Hage Geingob says the Food Bank has reached over 11 000 families in the country since its inception in 2013. Geingob said this in his international day of poverty eradication statement on Monday. Geingob said in contributing to ending hunger, the government has successfully rolled out Food Banks in all […]
Namibia confirms 54 cases of Swine Flu
By: Justicia Shipena Health ministry executive director Ben Nangombe says the ministry has recorded 54 confirmed cases of Human Influenza virus (HIN1), also known as swine flu, country-wide. This follows after, on Tuesday, the ministry had said it received reports of an increasing number of HIN1. HINI influenza is a viral acute respiratory infection in […]