||Kharas Region has vaccinated a total of 10,330 children so far during the third round of the polio vaccination campaign running until 30 April 2026.

The ||Kharas and Hardap regions will soon have an endoscopic campaign.

Speaking to nbc News, the Medical Officer at Keetmanshoop Hospital, Dr. Baku Motinga, said the objective of the campaign is to have a database of gastro and intestinal diseases.

A patient who struggled for years with a stomach disease has welcomed the recently launched endoscopic machine at Keetmanshoop Hospital.

Speaking to nbc News, Brumelda De Klerk said the service will help cut costs associated with travelling to the Katutura Intermediate Hospital in Windhoek.

The Keetmanshoop Hospital has launched an endoscopic machine with the outreach medical team from the Onandjokwe Hospital.