insert_link Health / Medical Health Ministry assures public it has enough HIV test kit supplies KHB-HIV Colloidal Gold test kit (Photo by: Shanghai Kehua Bio-Engineering Co., Ltd.) The Ministry of Health and Social Services has moved to reassure the public that the country has sufficient HIV test kits in stock, following concerns raised on social media about possible shortages. According to the ministry, the country currently has between two and three months of Colloidal Gold screening kits available, while a larger 11-month supply order is […] today19 November, 2025
insert_link Health / Medical Health Ministry Moves to Direct Medicine Procurement Health and Social Services Minister Esperance Luvindao announced that the ministry is now sourcing medicine and medical supplies directly from international manufacturers and wholesalers. Selma Taapopi reports for NewsOnOne that this is being done under the emergency provisions of the Public Procurement Act 15 of 2015, aimed at speeding up access to critical health products. today9 September, 2025
insert_link Namibia German NGO Donates Medical Equipment to Katutura Hospital Support Ulm e.V., a German non-profit organization, has contributed medical equipment worth N$2 million to the Department of Orthopaedics at Katutura Intermediate State Hospital in Windhoek. NewsOnOne’s Selma Taapopi reports. Speaking to NewsOnOne's Selma Taapopi, the hospital's Othorpedic Department Surgery Head, had this to say: today20 February, 2025
insert_link Africa More Than 120 Killed in Shelling of Omdurman In Sudan Sudanese volunteer rescuers reported that shelling in Omdurman, Khartoum's twin city across the Nile, has left over 120 people dead. Reports say medical supplies are critically scarce as health workers face overwhelming numbers of injured individuals. The fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has intensified in recent weeks, following more than 20 months of conflict in Sudan. today15 January, 2025
insert_link Health / Medical Gaza health system on the brink of collapse The World Health Organisation says the health system in Gaza is on the brink of collapse. According to a WHO health emergency officer, the organisation needs more aid and medical supplies to assist with the unfolding "catastrophe". Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations in New York. today18 January, 2024
