The Ministry of Health and Social Services is aiming to vaccinate more than 95% of eligible children in the Zambezi Region during the ongoing nationwide polio vaccination campaign.

This target translates to about 41,000 children under the age of ten, despite the region having recorded no cases of polio.

The Erongo Region's polio campaign was launched at Hanganeni Primary School by the Swakopmund Constituency Councillor Victor Maswahu, on behalf of the Erongo leadership.

Vice President Lucia Witbooi is on an official visit to the Omaheke Region, where she is engaging marginalised communities.

The Vice President's tour started at Epako Clinic in Gobabis.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services has launched a national polio vaccination campaign to demonstrate its readiness to prevent the return of polio in the country.

The campaign is to strengthen preventive measures and to protect communities.

The Minister of Education, Innovation, Sports, Youth, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, announced that student funding disbursements scheduled for this week include N$221 million to the University of Namibia, N$166 million to NUST, N$16 million to NAMCOL and N$25 million to the National Training Authority.