The National Integrated Campaign for Non-communicable Diseases and the commemoration of Oral Health Week were launched in Keetmanshoop today.

The event aims to promote disease prevention and highlight the link between oral and overall health.

The Indoor Residual Spraying Campaign for Malaria commenced in the Omuthiya District.

Omuthiya District Hospital Environmental Health Practitioner Victoria Gideon is urging the public to allow the spray operators to access their homes.

The police reported 486 suicide cases across the country during the 2025/2026 government financial year. 

Of these, 390 were men, 83 women, nine boys and four girls.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on Namibians to replace silence and stigma surrounding suicide with open conversations, understanding and support.

Katutura Intermediate Hospital has marked World Physiotherapy Day.

The day focuses on raising awareness about cardiovascular health and stroke and the role of physical activity and physiotherapy in preventing, managing, and rehabilitating cardiovascular disease and stroke.

Plans are on the cards to revive the construction of Nkurenkuru Hospital in the Kavango West Region.
 
Construction has been delayed for more than 11 years.
  
Health Director for the Kavango West Region Fransiska Hamuteny explained.
 

The Ministry of Health and Social Services has intensified measures to strengthen the Tobacco Control law.

It is against this background that the government engaged stakeholders at Nkurenkuru on proposed amendments.

||Kharas Youth have called for stronger enforcement of the Tobacco Products Control Act to discourage the use of new and emerging nicotine products, particularly among young people.

People must allow the indoor residual spraying teams into their homes to prevent an increase in malaria cases. 

These messages were repeated excessively at the launch of the 2026 Indoor Residual Spraying Campaign at Divundu, Kavango East region. 

African countries are making progress in eliminating preventable and neglected diseases, despite pressure on health financing.