Namibia cuts maternal mortality rate from 400 to 139 per 100,000 deliveries
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Namibia has reduced its maternal mortality rate from 400 per 100,000 deliveries to 139.
Namibia has reduced its maternal mortality rate from 400 per 100,000 deliveries to 139.
The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture in the Zambezi Region has encouraged school learners to venture into technical subjects after observing good performances in this area last year.
The Bukalo-Muyako-Ngoma road will soon be constructed to a low-volume standard, improving accessibility for communities in the area.
This project is expected to make travel easier and safer for residents, businesses, and farmers who rely on the road for their daily activities.
The Zambezi Vocational Training Centre (ZVTC) held a seven-kilometre Wellness Walk aimed at promoting physical fitness, mental health, and team building.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has donated a health services delivery boat to the Zambezi Region's directorate of health.
The Minister of Health and Social Services has called for collective efforts to eliminate the stigma against people with leprosy.
Dr. Kalumbi Shangula made the call at the commemoration of World Leprosy Day at Kongola in the Zambezi Region under the theme "Unite. Act. Eliminate.".
The Women in Business Association (WIBA) held a two-day seminar packed with entrepreneurial training for female microbusiness owners in Katima Mulilo.
Erastus Uutoni, the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, described the late Founding President Dr. Sam Nujoma's legacy as a beacon of hope for the current and future generations of the country and beyond.
Farmers in the Zambezi Region are appealing for government support following the devastating loss of their cattle to lightning strikes.
For many of these farmers, cattle are their primary source of livelihood, and the recent incidents have left them in urgent need of assistance to recover.
Founding President Dr. Sam Nujoma will be remembered for having paved the way for Namibians to join the struggle for independence.
In remembering the late Nujoma's accomplishment, the Governor of the Zambezi Region said Namibia's freedom came at a hefty price.