The Omaheke Region reported 681 cases of tuberculosis (TB) and 39 deaths last year, highlighting the urgent need for commitment and collective responsibility to end the disease.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has recommitted to strengthening systems that will ensure safe, effective, and sustainable blood transfusion service. 

The commitment was made at the opening of the Africa Society for Blood Transfusion 12th International Congress in Windhoek. 

The Minister of Health and Social Services, Esperance Luvindao, has reiterated the government's commitment to resolving the challenges facing the health sector. 

She said this while officiating at the inauguration of the first-ever kidney dialysis unit at Keetmanshoop District State Hospital. 

The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has announced the successful containment of Mpox and Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) outbreaks in the Erongo and Omaheke regions.

Minister of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), Dr Esperance Luvindao, says that she is aware of the slow service delivery at public hospitals, adding that decongestion strategies are underway.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services is set to rent the Ramatex Rhino Garment Center at an estimated cost of N$10.82 million from the City of Windhoek.

Cancer patients in the Erongo Region will no longer have to travel to Windhoek for chemotherapy following the opening of the Walvis Bay Oncology Centre at the state hospital.

The first National Namibian Nurses Seminar took place in Windhoek, focusing on sharing advanced nursing practices, enhancing patient care, and addressing challenges within the healthcare sector.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services has established a Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP) manufacturing facility in Swakopmund.

The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Esperance Luvindao, said investigations are being carried out to uncover the cause of death of a patient who recently passed away at the Otjiwarongo Hospital.