insert_link Health / Medical Namibia commended in HIV and Hepatitis B battle By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency Namibia is making significant strides in combating the transmission of HIV and Hepatitis B from mother to child, showcasing the effectiveness of government-led initiatives in addressing these two global health challenges, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). On Monday (May 6), the WHO awarded Namibia with “silver tier” and “bronze tier” certifications for its progressive trends towards reducing hepatitis […] todayMay 8, 2024 39
insert_link 3 Oshiwambo Namibia okwa tumbalekwa oku kondjitha ombuto yo Hepatis E no HIV okuza kuyina okuya kohanana Namibia okwa pewa onzapo yo silver tier kehangano yuundjolowee muuuyuni moku hulithapo etandeelo yombuto yo Hepatis E okuza kuyina okuya kohanana no Bronze Tier oku hulithapo etandeeo lyombuto yo HIV okuza kuyina okuya kokanona onga uupyakadhi wuuhaku woshigwana.. Omukuluntu gwehangano yo WHO mu Africa Dr Matshidiso Moeti okwa gandja epapa pethimbo lyeegululo lyomutumba gomasiku ga 3 go Africa Health Workforce Investiment Forum mo Windhoek nena. todayMay 6, 2024 19 3
insert_link Oshiwambo Oshiwike shootuntila mu Africa sheya pehulilo nena Namibia okwa wayimine iilongo yilwe ya Africa okutyapula o Africa Vaccination Week ,okuza mo 24-30 April. elalakano lyo African Vaccination Week oku nkondopeka oopolohalama dhootuntila mu Africa ,pakundjekapo enongelo lyesimano lyompumbwe yomuntu kehe, oku kala a gamenwa komikithi, dhoka hadhi keelelwa nootuntila. Ominista yuuhaku nonkalo nawa Dr Kalumbi Shangula,moonkundathana a ningi nonzonkundana yetu okwa holola pena owenda ompe yoku kondjitha okankela nombuto yo HIV. todayApril 30, 2024 35
insert_link 6 2 Oshiwambo Ovanhu vefike po 22 970, ove li kepango loudu wombuto yo HIV moshitopolwa sha Shikoto. Omuvalu wovanhu vefike po 22 970 ova didilikwa veli kepango loku lelepeka ombuto youdu wo HIV moshitopolwa sha Oshikoto oku fika mu February 2024. Edi oda li daetwa poluhaela kwao eli omukalelipo woshikondo shouhaku moshitopolwa sha Shikoto Saara Ndjimba, pefimbo loshongalele sho commitee inasha no mukifi wo AIDS shali kOmuthiya metitatu. Okwati mokati koonakuningwa oihakanwa yomukifi ovo veli kepango omwa kwatelwa ovakainhu vefike po 15 326, oku shiyelekanifa nomuvalu wo […] todayMarch 28, 2024 37 2 6
insert_link Namibia Significant HIV Treatment Numbers in Oshikoto Region Reported Saara Ndjimba, a representative from the Ministry of Health and Social Services, disclosed at the Oshikoto regional AIDS coordination committee meeting in Omuthiya that as of February 2024, a total of 22,970 individuals are receiving antiretroviral therapy for HIV treatment in the Oshikoto Region. Of these, 15,326 are females, while 7,644 are males. Ndjimba emphasized that individuals aged 20 years and above constitute the majority receiving ART. Furthermore, she encouraged […] todayMarch 28, 2024 44
insert_link Health / Medical On International Women’s Day, UNAIDS calls for protecting women’s rights to protect their health Ahead of International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8 March, UNAIDS is calling for the protection of women’s rights to protect their health. The world is way off track to meet the gender, equality and HIV targets that are part of the Sustainable Development Goals. At the current rate of progress, it will take an estimated 300 years to end child marriage, 140 years for women to be represented equally in […] todayMarch 6, 2024 20
insert_link Health / Medical Surge in Syphilis Cases Leads Some Providers to Ration Penicillin Vials of injectable penicillin in cold storage at the Metro Public Health Department in Nashville, Tennessee. Injectable penicillin is the go-to treatment for syphilis and the only treatment considered safe for pregnant people with the disease. In mid-2023, the health department began rationing the injectable to just pregnant women because of a nationwide antibiotic shortage. Patients who test positive for syphilis and are not pregnant are given an oral antibiotic […] todayFebruary 2, 2024 11
insert_link 51 56 Oshiwambo Eenghendabala domalolelo oku hovela netunilo loudu wombuto yoHIV dakalekwa. Eenghendabala doku hovela nokutunila oudu wombuto yo HIV okudja moUganda, na South Africa okwa lopotwa dakalekwa manga konima eshi omapekaapeko opetameko oo aningwapo aulika kutya omukalo kauli dingi mokwaamena etandavelo lomukifi. Oshikundaneki sho SABC news osha lopota kutya onghundana yokuyele inasha netunilo loudu wombuto yo HIV oya eta elineekelo liwa mokumona omuti wokutunila oudu wombuto oyo yatwaalela eemwenyo dovanhu mounyuni vakonda pee million 40, ovo vahapu vomuvo vadja moilyo longo […] todayDecember 8, 2023 231 56 51
insert_link South Africa South Africans are living longer, mostly thanks to HIV treatment By Daniel Steyn and Nathan Geffen via GroundUp President Nelson Mandela in 2002 wore the Treatment Action Campaign’s iconic HIV-positive T-shirt to try to convince President Thabo Mbeki’s administration to provide antiretroviral treatment in the public sector. Photo: Brenton Geach (copyright reserved) South Africa has some state-run systems that are working well. One of these is the HIV treatment programme. We quite possibly have the largest public sector chronic medicine programme for a […] todayDecember 1, 2023 10