Former First Lady Monica Geingos paid a courtesy visit to Lis Cuesta Peraza, First Lady of Cuba, and Teresa Amarelle Boué, Secretary General of the Federation of Cuban Women, in Havana, Cuba, today.

Former First Lady Monica Geingos says the late President Hage Geingob never sought recognition during his lifetime, believing that a person’s true legacy is only measured after death.

Geingos was speaking at the official renaming of Sadzu Road in Lusaka, Zambia, to Dr Hage G. Geingob Road.

The legacies of the late Founding President of Namibia, Dr. Sam Nujoma, and the late President Dr. Hage Geingob were honoured in Lusaka through the renaming of two major roads: Sadzu Road and Kasama Road, respectively.

Former First Lady Monica Geingos says there is a need to mobilise partners to support youth-focused sexual and reproductive health and rights programmes.

Geingos and a panel of experts dissected this during a side event of the Summit of the Future at the UN headquarters on Friday.

Officials from various countries convened for a side event focused on empowering youth in Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights and Inclusive Leadership, ahead of the upcoming Summit for the Future, co-hosted by Namibia and Germany,.

The One Economy Foundation is looking at expanding services and programmes offered at its Katutura-based Be Free Youth Campus.

Its Executive Chairperson, Monica Geingos, says the decision is informed by the growing needs of young people across Namibia.

Former First Lady of Namibia, Monica Geingos, delivered a call to action for advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for young people across East and Southern Africa during a regional dialogue held in Pretoria, South Africa.

The Chairperson of the One Economy Foundation, Monica Geingos, is in the United Arab Emirates for the inaugural session of Abu Dhabi Global Healthcare Week, at the invitation of the Chairman of the Health Department in Abu Dhabi, Mansoor Al Mansoori.

The Merck Foundation of Germany has provided scholarships to train 68 local medical doctors in Namibia.

During the Merck Foundation Annual Summit in Windhoek, members of Namibia's Alumni Association expressed their gratitude.