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Category: Medical

The Government Committed To Cancer Prevention And Control

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has presented the National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) 2023-2027, which will guide the country to put forward specific priority interventions towards cancer prevention and control based on existing disease burden, risk…

Fugitive convict re-arrested

Windhoek Correctional Facility (WCF) inmate, Isak Alfeus, who escaped from Windhoek Central Hospital on Monday, has been re-arrested.WCF Commissioner, Fillipus Nangolo, in an interview with Nampa on Friday, confirmed that the suspect was apprehended on…

CDC hands over multi-media equipment to health ministry

The Centre of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday handed over multi-media technology equipment to the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS).Speaking at the handover ceremony in the capital, MoHSS Executive Director, Ben Nangombe, ex…

NHIS pays over GHS 471million to health facilities in 42 days

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has paid its credentialed healthcare providers over GH?471 million cedis to cover claims submitted for periods up to January 2023 in a spate of 42 days.A statement issued by the Authority and copied to th…

Prisoner escapes while under medical care

An inmate from the Windhoek Correctional Facility on Monday reportedly escaped from the Windhoek Central Hospital where he was admitted for a sonar examination.According to an incident report by the Namibian Police Force (NamPol), 38-year-old Isak Alfe…