-
Namibia: WHO Renew Effort to Address the Hepatitis E Virus Outbreak in Namibia
WHO, 18 August 2020
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… Read more »
-
Namibia: 'My Hepatitis E Experience'
Namibian, 5 August 2020
TEOPHELUS Shakwamwe realised something was wrong when he was tired all the time and his urine became dark. Read more »
-
Namibia: Hepatitis E Deaths Spike
Namibian, 28 April 2020
Namibia has been hit by a sharp spike in hepatitis E cases and deaths in informal settlements amid tackling the novel coronavirus. Read more »
-
Namibia: Hepatitis E Continues to Spread
Namibian, 11 March 2020
MORE than 300 cases of the hepatitis E virus have been reported in the country since the beginning of the year, with the majority of cases in the Khomas region. Read more »
-
Namibia: Hepatitis E Claims 56 Lives
Namibian, 21 November 2019
THE latest figures from the health ministry show that hepatitis E has so far claimed 56 lives since its outbreak in December 2017. Read more »
WHO Renew Effort to Address the Hepatitis E Outbreak in Namibia
A project worth close to U.S.$230,000 was launched by the Embassy of Japan, the World Health Organization and the Namibia's Ministry of Health and Social Services in an effort to contain the Hepatitis E Virus, which was declared as an outbreak since 14 December 2017. The funding for this 12 months project will strengthen the national and regional capacity, which are essential components required to implement effective response intervention. As of 28 June 2020, over 7,000 cases have been reported, with the majority still from informal settlements in Windhoek (62%) and Swakopmund (21%). 65 deaths were reported, of which 26 are maternal deaths.
InFocus
-
Hepatitis E has claimed a third life since the outbreak in December 2017. Despite the government's effort to contain the outbreak, the number of people diagnosed with the disease ... Read more »
