Archaic Law Hindering HIV Prevention In Namibian Prisons
A 30-year-old law in Namibia banning male-to-male sex is coming in the way of condom distribution in the country's prisons and hindering HIV prevention efforts, according to HIV/AIDS advocates.// ..Government officials hold the view that condom distribution would promote sex between men, which is outlawed under the 1977 Criminal Procedures Act. They think, "By giving (prisoners) a condom, you are...India To Set Up A Faculty In Namibia
India will set up a faculty of engineering and management at the University of Namibia - a new milestone in New Delhi's programme of empowering developing countries// in Africa through education and the spread of technology. ....This was announced Thursday by visiting Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma in the Namibian capital Windhoek. ....Sharma is in Windhoek to attend the So...Dreadful Polio Outbreak In Namibia – Need Immunisation Campaign
Namibia’s health ministry reports seven died of polio attack. ....Since last 10 years this counted //to the first case where the polio virus 1 of Wild Type was been proved to be responsible – preliminary report from a lab in South Africa reveals. ....Dr Kalumbi Shangula - permanent secretary said: Children below 5 years need to be immunized because about 34 people were admitted to hospitals in...The poliovirus is sweeping through Namibia with fresh incidents being reported in the Oshana and Ohangwena regions. // ..According to Health Permanent Secretary Dr Kalumbi Shangula the number of polio cases have gone up to 60 so far but there have not been any new deaths. ..The death toll has been 10 so far from polio and the number of people hospitalized, 47. ..A mass immunization drive has...Campaigners and Health Officials Fight Against Polio in Namibia
In Namibia people are affected by polio and as of now 15 people have died. Hence the government plans to conduct a three-day mass vaccination campaign to fight polio. // This campaign would cost 395 million Namibian dollars, said Kalumbi Shangula, permanent secretary in the health ministry. On the whole about 96 people have been affected by the outbreak in the southern African country. Namibian P...