World Health Organization – Windhoek Observer

23 Oct

Shangula wants every penny accounted for

ObserverNational NewsIntegrated Human Resources Information System (iHRiS), World Health Organization

Niël Terblanché The minister of health Kalumbi Shangula has reiterated that every cent allocated to the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) must be accounted for. He made the call during the annual ministerial planning and financial management meeting held in Swakopmund on Tuesday. “Not spending the available funds, denies service to the intended beneficiaries and is a form of financial mismanagement that must be avoided,” he said. Shangula stressed the importance of financial sustainability and sound management as cornerstones for advancing Namibia’s health system. He also stressed the need to address the social determinants of health, such as…

20 Aug

MoHSS intensifies Mpox preparedness

ObserverNational NewsMinistry of Health and Social Services, World Health Organization

Niël Terblanché The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) announced that it has intensified its surveillance and preparedness measures in response to the declaration last week of Mpox as a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO). This declaration followed the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) classifying Mpox as a public health emergency of continental security which called for urgent coordinated public health responses across the continent. Ben Nangombe, the executive director of MoHSS in a statement on Tuesday, said that Namibia has not yet detected any suspected or confirmed…

13 Aug

WHO drives immunisation and nutrition intervention

ObserverNational NewsAfrican Vaccination Week in Namibia, World Health Organization

Niël Terblanché The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and with support from the Government of Japan, conducted an urgent health intervention from 5 to 9 August during African Vaccination Week in Namibia. According to a report published by the WHO, the initiative that was launched in the Omaheke region was aimed at addressing critical health challenges, including vaccine hesitancy and malnutrition, particularly among children under the age of five and vulnerable populations in remote areas. The WHO report states that the Omaheke region, known for the long distances people must…

20 Apr

COVID should change how the world views Africa

ObserverUncategorisedCovid-19, World Health Organization

French Doctors Jean-Paul Mira and Camille Locht on live French TV gave their nod to testing re-engineered COVID vaccines in Africa. They claim that the entire continent of 52 different countries and over 1.2 billion souls have no virus protective equipment and no intensive care units. World outrage over these racist comments has been severe. Could COVID be the springboard for people to unite as equal human beings and refute those who see Africans as second class? Google Josef Mengele. Read about his views on human ‘test subjects' to find new drug treatments. Then, view or read the complete comments…

30 Mar

Africans vs social distancing

ObserverNational NewsAfricans, Covid-19, social distancing, World Health Organization

As we reach day 3-4 in our national lockdown, one of the logistical ‘gaps’ to emerge is the Namibian understanding of social spacing vs that of the world health officials who have made the global call for it. While our government has been exposed as lacking in pre-planning, situational needs anticipation and implementation capacity to properly enforce the lockdown, at least they are trying. Though, protecting against a virus that can stay alive on surfaces for days and hang in the air for minutes, our kind of ‘trying’ is a weak link in the chain. What sense does it make…