Review of health financing in Namibia
Key factors to consider in the development of approaches to UHC include expanding coverage of the population in terms of access to and quality of health service; equitable distribution of services; the types of services to be provided in the benefits package1; and the...
WHO is looking for a Consultant in Health Financing in Namibia
WHO/AFRO is looking for a Consultant to support the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Health Financing Strategies in the context of UHC Contract duration: 5 months In line with the UHC Policy Framework, the WHO Global Programme of Work (GPW)...
N$72.8 billion budget for 2020/21 financial year announced
The Minister of Finance, Iipumbu Shiimi on Wednesday tabled the national budget for the financial year 2020/21 totalling N$72.8 billion from N$66.5 billion budgeted in the 2019/20 financial year. Shiimi in a budget statement said the single-year budget reflects the...
Ministry of Health and Social Services, the Embassy of Japan and the World Health Organization (WHO) renew effort to address the Hepatitis E Virus Outbreak in Namibia
The Namibian government renewed its efforts in containing the Hepatitis E Virus (HEV), which was declared as an outbreak since 14 December 2017. To this end, the “Improving the national preparedness and response capacity to contain infectious disease outbreaks...