Dr Eric Dziuban

12 Dec

COVID second wave hits Namibia ….324 new cases recorded Friday

ObserverUncategorisedCenter for Disease Control (CDC), COVID second wave hits Namibia, Dr Eric Dziuban, president Hage Geingob

Andrew Kathindi President Hage Geingob and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) have both warned that Namibia is currently facing a second wave of COVID-19. This comes as the country has registered over 300 cases of COVID-19 over the last two days, with, the highest single day number thus far and five deaths over the last two days. “The second wave has arrived, and we are considering what we can do because people are taking the situation very lightly. This disease is killing people. So, let us take it very seriously,” said President Geingob. CDC Country Director Dr Eric Dziuban…

05 Dec

HIV/AIDS still leading cause of death in Namibia …as 3,000 succumb to disease in 2020

ObserverUncategorisedCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr Eric Dziuban, HIV/AIDS

Helena Johannes The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed that HIV/AIDS is still the main leading cause of death in Namibia regardless of the prevention measures available. According to Dr Eric Dziuban, CDC Country Director, the continued existence of HIV positive people who are not on treatment, is one of the main causes of death in Namibia. “If you are HIV positive and not on treatment, the virus attacks your body and can make you very sick, very quickly. Technically people do not die from AIDS, they die from other diseases that are able to attack the…