Oshana Health Director Johanna Haimene said the region has recorded significant progress in the number of people accessing HIV treatment, whose number currently stands at over 20,000.
23,245 people are currently on HIV treatment, contributing to improved health outcomes and reduced transmission rates.
The Kavango West Region has recorded 221 new HIV infections over the past year, with seven of those cases reported at Mpora Clinic.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) launched a polio vaccination programme in the Kavango East and West regions.
This comes after detection of the virus at a sewerage pond at Rundu's Ndama location.
Polio is a disease caused by the poliovirus.
The Minister of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) says there is no need for panic, but rather collaboration, coordination, and cooperation following the simultaneous announcement of recent health cases and outbreaks.
In Zambia, 564 people have been discharged from the hospital after recovering from cholera.
Of the initial 577 cumulative cases since the disease broke out in August, only four have remained hospitalised. Nine people have so far died from cholera.
Residents of Gibeon have expressed serious concerns over the continued use of the bucket toilet system, calling it a pressing health risk that requires urgent intervention.
The Ministry of Health in Zambia has announced the registration of a long-acting injectable antiretroviral for HIV prevention, known as Lenacapavir.
Two more people have died of cholera in Zambia, while 21 remain admitted to hospital as the disease has continued to spread to other parts of the country.
This brings the total number of deaths to five since the disease broke out in August.
The First National Bank of Namibia has contributed N$150,000 towards the third Namibia Health Exhibition, taking place from the 14th to the 15th of next month.
Zambia, in partnership with UNICEF, launched the first-ever malaria vaccine, making it one of the first countries to roll out this particular immunisation programme.
