World Health Organisation

14 Jul

Luvindao says tobacco quit programmes need improvement

info_e12wt4csNational NewsDr Richard Banda, World Health Organisation

Hertta-Maria Amutenja Health minister Esperance Luvindao says while tobacco cessation programmes exist in Namibia, they are not yet effective or systematic. She made the remarks on Monday, during a parliamentary workshop on tobacco and alcohol tax reforms held in Windhoek. “Cessation is integrated into the substance use disorder treatment programme. However, application is not systematic, and we are committed to finalising the guidelines for tobacco cessation and strengthening the tobacco cessation programme,” Luvindao said. The tobacco product control act of 2010 and its 2014 regulations provide a legal framework for tobacco control, including bans on advertising and health warnings on…

Health Ministry embarks on World Patient Safety Day

info_e12wt4csObserver MoneyBen Nangombe, Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS), World Health Organisation

Kandjemuni Kamuiiri THE Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS)’s Executive Director (ED), Ben Nangombe, says the ministry and partners in health are joined the rest of the World in commemorating World Patient Safety Day (WPSD) today. MoHSS aims to reduce maternal mortality from 385 (Namibia Demographic and Health Survey 2013) to at least 200 per 100,000 live births by 2021/22 and to reduce newborn mortality from 20 to 10 per 1,000 live births by 2021/22. WPSD, marked annually on 17 September, was established by the 72nd World Health Assembly in May 2019, following the adoption of resolution WHA72.6 on…

Unpacking the impact of Covid-19 on the Namibian economy

info_e12wt4csUncategorisedCovid-19, FirstRand Namibia, World Health Organisation

Ruusa Nandago After the first outbreak was reported in December 2019, the World Health Organisation officially characterised Covid-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. This pandemic is a crisis like no other, and there was a substantial degree of uncertainty around its impacts on lives and livelihoods. Governments across the world essentially had to navigate the crisis with a blindfold on, implementing lockdowns and containment measures of varying degrees without any indication of their effectiveness. The economic and market data that has since been released shows that these measures have had devastating and far reaching effects and have pushed…