The third Namibia Health Exhibition took place in Windhoek under the theme "Universal Health Coverage: Access to Primary Health Care for All". 

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has launched the Cancer Awareness and Palliative Care Advocacy project in Tsumeb, an initiative under Hope Home-Based Health Care aimed at promoting early detection, awareness, and improved access to care for cancer patients across Namibia.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services has reaffirmed that it is making rehabilitation and assistive technology services available across the country.

Currently such services are offered free of charge only at seven hospitals. 

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.

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.

The Pupkewitz Foundation, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Social Services, officially handed over a rehabilitated ambulance.

Pupkewitz Foundation CEO Meryl Barry reaffirmed the foundation's commitment to support initiatives that make a tangible difference in the community.

Members of Parliament commended the Minister of Finance, Ericah Shifudah, for the progress made in the first two quarters of the 2025/2026 financial year during the debate of the Mid-term Budget review.

Cuba's Ambassador to Namibia has expressed concern over the impact of the economic blockade by the United States against Cuba on social sectors of health, sports, and education.

Finance Minister Erica Shafudah has reallocated N$1.2 billion in her mid-term budget review, tabled in the National Assembly this afternoon.

The bulk of the reallocation will go towards the government's Subsidised Free Tertiary Education, during the first quarter of next year. 

The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MHoSS) is working towards decentralising its services to lessen the burden of patient referrals.