The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has plans in place to modernise community healthcare through a new system that will improve patient referrals, strengthen data collection and replace paper-based record-keeping.

Most health facilities in the Kunene Region have access to information and communication technology.

The region has three district hospitals, three health centres, 28 clinics, 222 outreach points and one health point.

Namibia's and South Africa's national research entities have signed a five-year partnership looking at addressing shared priorities in energy, digital health, agro-food systems, and space science.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services has taken a major step forward in the fight against tuberculosis with the introduction of artificial intelligence-powered portable chest X-ray machines.