Health Ministry launches new strategy to improve maternal and child health

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The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) launched the National Strategy for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Adolescent Health and Nutrition, alongside the Triennial Report on the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths, Stillbirths and Neonatal Deaths, marking a renewed commitment to improving health ou

Health Ministry rolls out medicine track and trace system

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The Ministry of Health and Social Services is in the process of implementing a track and trace barcoding system to monitor the movement of medicines from the point of central storage to the patients.

New maternity wing almost ready at Onandjokwe Hospital

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The Ministry of Health and Social Services has announced that the new 120-bed maternity facility at the Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital is almost complete.

The facility will feature first-stage and second-stage rooms, a spacious reception area, a procedure room and a gynaecology theatre.

Ministry highlights importance of strengthening primary health care

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Strengthening primary health care is crucial to ensure early detection of illnesses and timely access to treatment. These were the remarks of the Executive Director of the Ministry of Health and Social Service, Penda Ithindi, during the handover of medical equipment and supplies by the National Assembly.