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Namibie : Vers l’élimination de la transmission mère-enfant du VIH et de l’hépatite B

En mai 2024, l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS) a classé la Namibie au niveau « argent » au regard des progrès réalisés en matière de réduction de la transmission du VIH de la mère à l’enfant.

Le pays a également obtenu la certification « bronze » pour ses efforts visant à éliminer la transmission de l’hépatite B de la mère à l’enfant.

« Nous sommes très heureux de constater qu’après 22 ans d’efforts concertés, l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé a reconnu que la Namibie était sur la voie de l’élimination de la transmission mère-enfant du VIH et de l’hépatite B », s’est réjoui le Dr Kalumbi Shangula, Ministre namibien de la santé.

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Namibia: On the path to eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV and hepatitis B

In May 2024, World Health Organization (WHO) certified Namibia as having reached “silver tier” status for progress in reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV.

The country also attained a “bronze tier” status on the path to ending transmission of hepatitis B from mother to child.

“It is so gratifying to note that after 22 years of concerted effort, we have now come to the situation where World Health Organization has recognized that Namibia is on the path to elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and hepatitis B,” says Dr Kalumbi Shangula, Namibia’s Minister of Health.

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Namibia COVID - 19 Outbreak Response

WHO Representive, Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses and his team paying a courtesy call to the Omaheke Regional Governor, Hon Pio Nganate and learning about the region's innovate approaches to increasing demand for COVID-19 vaccination
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WHO Representave, Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses observing COVID-19 vaccination at a mobile vaccination site in Drimiopsis, in Omaheke Region
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WHO team providing support and guidance to a COVID-19 mobile team in Gobabis, Omaheke Region
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Namibia reported the first two cases of  COVID-19 on 13 March a couple from Romania who came to visit Namibia.     A state of emergency was declared by the Namibian Head of the State on 17 March 2020.  

As of  9 November 2021, for your information and use, as follows:-   

  • A cumulative total of 129,038 COVID-19 confirmed cases, last 24 hours new cases 11
  • A cumulative total of 3,564 deaths (CFR 2.8%), Zero (0) death has been reported in the last 24 hours. 
  • A cumulative total of 125,299 (97%) recovered cases, cumulative previous 24 hours (97%)
  • A cumulative total of 163 active cases currently.
  • A cumulative total of 4,356 (3%) Health Workers infected, cumulative total previous 24 hours 4,356
  • A cumulative total of 16 hospitalized confirmed cases (cumulative total previous 24 hours;10), currently 0 in ICU/High Dependency Units (cumulative total previous 24 hours,0).
  • A cumulative total of 342,335 received their 1st dose of COVID-19 vaccine (Sinopharm, AstraZeneca, Sputnik V, Pfizer, Janssen) and 215,334 received their 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine (Sinopharm and AstraZeneca) to date.

WHO Namibia with UN Cares jointly educates UN Staff on Mental Health in the Workplace

"Work related stress is attributed to the quantity of work and multiple deadlines and ones ability to manage this. A tense, non- friendly work space can escalate the stress levels in the office and affect interpersonal relations in the office."

This was said by the WHO Representative, Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses at a UN Cares function on mental health in the workplace for UN staff in Namibia.

The event was jointly hosted by WHO Namibia and UN Cares on 20 October 2017 as part of creating awareness on mental health in the workplace.

Ms Daisy //Gamxamus and Ms Gash Emerita Malanguka, clinical psychologists at the Mental Health Unit of the Ministry of Health and Social Services made the presentation.

Maternity waiting homes in Namibia: Hope for the future

This documentary “Maternity waiting homes in Namibia: Hope for the future” focuses on one of the core components of PARMaCM, the importance of keeping pregnant women and young mothers safe via the construction of maternity waiting homes in Namibia. The movie is the product of concerted efforts of the Namibian TV Production Company Quiet Storm and the three PARMaCM stakeholders, the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), the European Union (EU) and the World Health Organization (WHO). 

PARMaCM stands for “The Programme for Accelerating the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality” and its objective is to accelerate the achievement of MDGs 4 and 5 of reducing child mortality and improving maternal health in Namibia.