Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP)

20 Apr

Debmarine Namibia donates 2nd N$ 3.6m Covid-19 testing machine

ObserverObserver MoneyDebmarine Namibia, Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP), UNAM Hage Geingob Campus, University of Namibia

Staff Writer Debmarine Namibia in partnership with the University of Namibia, in addition to the initial machine availed at the launch of the lab in August 2020, recently sponsored a second PCR machine in effort to accelerate the country’s Covid-19 testing capacity at cost of N$ 3.6 million. The PCR laboratory is based at the UNAM Hage Geingob Campus and managed by the School of Medicine. Apart from the PCR Covid-19 testing system, the additional laboratory testing kit comes with power protection equipment for the purpose of safeguarding the system against power surges, and also to protect computer equipment and…

16 May

COVID-19 testing target only achievable in 5 years

ObserverObserver MoneyCovid-19, Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP), PathCare Namibia, Zimbabwe

Andrew Kathindi It could take Namibia five years to reach the target of 200,000 tests for COVID-19 if the Ministry of Health’s target of 100 tests per day is the comparative standard. Deputy minister of health, Esther Muinjangue last week said the ministry is planning to execute 100 tests per day in an effort to reach the overall national target of 200,000 COVID-19 tests as announced by health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula in April. At that pace, it will take Namibia just over five years to reach this intended target. This comes as the ministry is still to consider mobile…