Good morning. Since I arrived in Namibia nearly one year ago, I have travelled widely across the country, and I have experienced what we really mean when we say this is a vast country. I have seen how rapidly the roads change from tar to gravel, and I have experienced the added time and skill ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 17 October, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, PEPFAR, Speeches, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: CDC Global, CDC Namibia, Mentorship Program, Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS), Vehicle
Windhoek – U.S. Ambassador to Namibia Randy Berry traveled to Tsumkwe from August 2 to 4 to meet with community leaders, students, conservation actors, and health service providers. During his two-day visit, Ambassador Berry paid a courtesy call to the Mangetti Dune Health Centre, where he met the nurse-in-charge and tuberculosis (TB) field promoter for ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 9 August, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: CDC Namibia, Namibia, Tsumkwe, World Food Program (WFP)
U.S. Ambassador to Namibia Randy Berry traveled to the Oshana, Oshikoto, and Ohangwena regions on May 8-11 to engage beneficiaries of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), senior government officials, and various members of the community. On Tuesday, Ambassador Randy Berry paid a courtesy visit to the Oshikoto and Ohangwena Regional Governors, Honorable ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 12 May, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: CDC Namibia, Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS), Namibian Government, Ohangwena, Onandjokwe State Hospital, Ongwediva, Oshakati, Peace Corps Namibia, U.S. Ambassador Randy Berry
John* plays quietly on the floor as his caregiver looks proudly on. Healthy and growing, John is the perfect example of a thriving 3-year-old. However, this was not always the case. John was infected with HIV at birth, and despite being put on the HIV treatment available at the time, the virus was not suppressed ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 11 April, 2023 | Topics: embassy, Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases, Success Stories, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: CDC Namibia, HIV Medicine, HIV/AIDS
Windhoek – In March 2023, U.S. Ambassador to Namibia, Randy W. Berry, had his first official trip to the cattle country– “a place where I felt very much at home since I grew up on a cattle ranch in the American West,” said Ambassador Berry when asked about Gobabis. After a courtesy call with Honorable Governor ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 27 March, 2023 | Topics: Ambassador, embassy, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Gran, CDC Namibia, Corridor 14, Epako Clinic, Gobabis, Govenor of Omaheke Region, Motsomi Primary School, Namibia, Omaheke Region, U.S. Ambassador Randy Berry
Smiling and singing, a group of mothers in the Oshana region are celebrating the graduation of their children. But this is no ordinary graduation. All the mothers are living with HIV, and the graduating children are just 18 months old. By taking their antiretroviral medicine consistently and correctly, the mothers have kept their infants HIV-free ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 1 March, 2023 | Topics: embassy, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: CDC, CDC Namibia, DAPP, Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS)
Namibians warmly welcomed First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS) Dr. Jill Biden on her first official two-day trip in Namibia from February 22- 24, 2023. During her visit, the First Lady emphasized the importance of the partnership between the United States and Namibia, and our shared priorities in the region, including a focus on ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 24 February, 2023 | Topics: embassy, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia, USAID | Tags: CDC Namibia, DREAMS NAMIBIA, First Lady Jill Biden, First Lady of Namibia, Namibia, United States of America
Good morning and welcome! Today, we are here to celebrate the launch of the MenStar strategy, a critical program focused on improving health outcomes for men, and just as importantly, helping men to be community leaders in fighting the HIV epidemic in Namibia. On behalf of the U.S. Government, I am proud to be here ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 15 November, 2022 | Topics: Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, Speeches, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: CDC Country Director, CDC Namibia, Dr. Brian Baker, HIV/AIDS, MenStar, Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS)
Good afternoon Advancing health security around the world is a key priority of the U.S. government. One of the ways we achieve this priority is through the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention opened an office in Namibia in 2002. Twenty years later, in 2022, we ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 2 November, 2022 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, embassy, Speeches, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: 20th Anniversary, CDC Namibia, Chargé d’Affaires Jessica Long, Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS), Tree Planting, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Windhoek- On November 2, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention celebrated its 20th anniversary. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention opened its first office in Windhoek, Namibia in 2002, with subsequent satellite offices in Oshakati, Rundu, and Katima Mulilo. CDC is the United States’ public health agency. CDC works in the ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 2 November, 2022 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, embassy, Health Issues, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: 20th Anniversary, CDC Namibia, CDC Namibia Country Director, Chargé d’Affaires Jessica Long, Dr. Brian Baker, Executive Director Mr. Benetus Nangombe, Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Let me begin by offering my sincere congratulations on the launch of this Minimum Package of HIV and TB Services for People in Correctional Facilities and Police Holding Cells. This is a shining example of partnership and collaboration and it my great pleasure to be here today on behalf of the United States Government. The ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 29 September, 2022 | Topics: News, PEPFAR, Press Releases, Speeches, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: CDC Namibia, HIV/AIDS, Immigration, Minimum Package, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Ministry of Home Affairs, Namibian Correctional Service, Safety and Security, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Good morning! It is great to be here. Usually, my job keeps me in Windhoek, so I am very pleased to join you today here. Travelling in this beautiful country is always a pleasure, especially when it is to see the amazing work the Ministry of Health and Social Services and its partners are doing. ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 25 March, 2022 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Health Issues, PEPFAR, Speeches, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: CDC Namibia, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Namibia, TB, U.S. Government, World TB Day
While many people know what it is like to be tested for COVID-19, only a few people know what happens to the samples once the swab has been taken. Due to the recent surge in cases in Namibia, staff from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Namibia have been volunteering to assist ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 20 July, 2021 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Health Issues, Press Releases, Success Stories, U.S. & Namibia | Tags: CDC Namibia, COVID-19, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Namibia, Namibia Institute of Pathology
Windhoek – The U.S. Government has donated 70 blood pressure machines and 41 patient monitors to the Erongo region health directorate to support the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This donation is in addition to the N$100 million of COVID-19 assistance for Namibia from the U.S. Government, which the U.S. Embassy announced in April ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 6 May, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: CDC, CDC Namibia, Center for Disease Control, COVID-19, Ministry of Health and Social Services, U.S. Department of Defense’s U.S. Africa Command, USAFRICOM
Windhoek – To continue increasing access to HIV services for all people in Namibia, the U.S. Embassy in Namibia has supported the opening of two HIV testing facilities in cooperation with the Namibian Correctional Service. Working through the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Namibia (CDC Namibia) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 5 May, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: CDC, CDC Namibia, Gobabis, HIV/AIDS, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Namibia, Namibian Correctional Service, Omaruru
Credit: CDC Namibia January is often a time when people review their budgets, both personally and professionally. For government bodies, the financial year is drawing to a close, and the operation of the last couple of months of the fiscal year are impacted by the pressures and stressors of the year, and how well the ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 19 January, 2021 | Topics: Health Issues, News, Press Releases, Success Stories, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: CAG, CDC, CDC Namibia, COVID-19, HIV/AIDS, Ministry of Health and Social Services
As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in Namibia, the U.S. Embassy also continues to provide support to the Ministry of Health and Social Services to respond to the challenges of COVID-19. Many people in Namibia travelled within and outside the country over the festive season. It is important to understand how and ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 14 January, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: CDC, CDC Namibia, COVID-19, Ministry of Health and Social Services
The American Embassy is supporting 24 new public health jobs at the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) to continue the fight on COVID-19. The new temporary employees, who started in October, have been hired for three months and work in seven regions to help keep the gains made in reducing COVID-19 transmission in ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 24 November, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: CDC, CDC Namibia, COVID-19, Ministry of Health and Social Services
“Determining the Cost of Providing HIV Care and Treatment, Including the Achievement of Viral Suppression, to Patients at Antiretroviral Therapy Sites in Namibia” and “Assessment of Community Adherence Club Implementation in Namibia’s HIV Programme, July 2020” Good afternoon! The United States Government, through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), has been in Namibia since ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 23 November, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, PEPFAR, Speeches, U.S. & Namibia | Tags: CDC, CDC Namibia, HIV/AIDS, Reports
Dr Eric Dziuban, “All you need is a plan, the roadmap, and the courage to press on to your destination”, by Earl Nightingale. This quote is by an American motivational speaker and radio personality. While it was written many years ago, it is perfect for today. We had the plan, we have the roadmap, and ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 19 November, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, PEPFAR, Speeches, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: CDC, CDC Country Director, CDC Namibia, Dr. Eric Dziuban, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Namibia, Roadmap for the Elimination of MTCT and Congenital Syphilis
Windhoek – U.S. Ambassador Lisa Johnson announced that the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) will contribute $89 million U.S. dollars to Namibia in 2021 to fight HIV. The funding amount is an increase from $81 million USD that the PEPFAR program provided in 2020. The $89 million USD will move U.S.-Namibian efforts ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 29 September, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: CDC, CDC Namibia, Ministry of Health and Social Services
The U.S. government is supporting the Ministry of Health and Social Services to hire 67 data clerks for a one-month period during the month of September. By increasing the Ministry’s capacity to analyse disease trends and patterns, Namibia is better able to understand and respond to healthcare needs of the population. These data clerks will ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 16 September, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: CDC, CDC Namibia, Ministry of Health and Social Services
Through funding from the CDC Foundation, the Ministry of Health and Social Services National Healthcare Training Centre has conducted the first in a series of new trainings for healthcare workers on COVID-19. The funding is in addition to the N$100 million of U.S. assistance towards Namibia’s COVID-19 response announced earlier this year. More than 400 ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 1 September, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: CDC Namibia, COVID-19, Ministry of Health and Social Services
U.S. Ambassador to Namibia Lisa A. Johnson As U.S. Ambassador to Namibia, my priority has always been partnering with Namibia to improve the health of Namibians. The United States’ decades long investment in PEPFAR, in partnership with the Namibian government, has helped to save a generation of Namibians from HIV. Today, we are threatened by ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 27 April, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, Key Documents, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: CDC, CDC Namibia
I am proud to announce that the United States is providing N$100 million in assistance to Namibia to fight COVID-19. As U.S. Ambassador, my priority has always been partnering with Namibia to improve the health of Namibians. This is a partnership that works and it is helping to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Namibia. ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 24 April, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Fact Sheets, Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, Speeches, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: Ambassador Lisa Johnson, CDC, CDC Namibia, COVID-19, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Namibia
Swakopmund – On Thursday February 13, U.S. Ambassador to Namibia, Lisa Johnson joined the Minister of Health and Social Services, Honorable Dr. Kalumbi Shangula to deploy six new vehicles for use by clinical and nurse mentors. The six vehicles will be deployed in the Omusati, Kunene, Hardap, and Omaheke regions and will enable clinical and ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 13 February, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: CDC Namibia, Ministry of Health and Social Services, U.S. Ambassador Lisa Johnson
Good morning and thank you all for attending the PEPFAR stakeholders’ meeting to kick off this year’s COP planning season. The United States is the single largest donor to Namibia’s fight against HIV, and we do not intend to stop now! We are excited to begin the planning process for COP20, which will provide PEPFAR ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 29 January, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, PEPFAR, Speeches, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: CDC, CDC Namibia, COP, HIV/AIDS, Ministry of Health and Social Services, UNAIDS
On January 23, U.S. Ambassador Johnson joined the Ministry of Health and Social Services at Oshakati and Onandjokwe Hospitals to learn more about why cervical cancer screening is so important for all women who are sexually active, and particularly women who are HIV positive. “Cervical cancer is a health risk that is preventable, unlike other ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 23 January, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Gender Issues, Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: CDC, CDC Namibia, Cervical Cancer, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Namibia, Onandjokwe Hospital, Oshakati Hospital
On 1 October, 2019, the Executive Director from the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Ben Nangombe, and U.S. Ambassador to Namibia, Lisa Johnson, marked the introduction of the most advanced HIV treatment currently available, Tenofovir/Lamivudine/Dolutegravir (TLD), to Namibia. The Executive Director and the Ambassador visited Nathaniel Maxwilili Clinic in Windhoek. During the clinic visit ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 1 October, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: CDC, CDC Namibia, Ministry of Health and Social Services, TLD
Launch for the National Guidelines for Antiretroviral Therapy, the Paediatric and Adolescents ART Package, and the CBART Evaluation report Today is an exciting day. These new guidelines are making important changes in the way HIV positive patients will receive care and treatment. We also are launching several documents to support the Pediatric and Adolescents HIV ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 29 August, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, PEPFAR, Speeches, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: ART Guidelines, CDC, CDC Namibia, HIV/AIDS, Ministry of Health and Social Services
Thank you for attending this important media briefing today. I appreciate your interest in this life-saving work that the United States government undertakes jointly with the Namibian government. The United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) was enacted on May 27, 2003, and began its work in Namibia in 2005.Our commitment remains unwavering. ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 23 May, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, PEPFAR, Speeches, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: CDC, CDC Namibia, HIV/AIDS, Ministry of Health and Social Services
Remarks by the U.S. Ambassador to Namibia, Ms. Lisa Johnson and CDC Country Director, Dr. Eric Dziuban at the announcement of the new MoHSS-CDC 5 year cooperative agreement U.S. Ambassador to Namibia, Ms. Lisa Johnson Good morning – I am thrilled to be here with you today. The U.S. Embassy and the Ministry of Health ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 15 April, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, PEPFAR, Speeches, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: CDC Namibia, Ministry of Health and Social Services
On March 29 the U.S. Ambassador to Namibia, Lisa Johnson, presented certificates of completion to healthcare providers from the Khomas Region who have been trained on the “screen and treat” procedure as part of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relieve (PEPFAR). The Ambassador also sat in on a patient education session to learn more ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 29 March, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Gender Issues, Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: CDC Namibia, Cervical Cancer, Ministry of Health and Social Services
Windhoek – On 18 March 2019, the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) handed nutrition equipment valued at N$1 million (US$72,000) to the Ministry of Health and Social Services at Windhoek’s Maxuilili Clinic. The equipment, which consists of 100 body weighing scales, 100 height-measuring ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 18 March, 2019 | Topics: Health Issues, Key Officials, PEPFAR, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: CDC Namibia, Global Health Supply Chain, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Namibia
Good morning. It is always a pleasure to speak at a graduation ceremony because of the celebratory feeling that comes with such an event. Having moved to Namibia nearly one year ago, I know I will miss a few weddings and other celebrations back home, but I am so pleased that this is already my ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 28 February, 2019 | Topics: Health Issues, Speeches, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: CDC Namibia, FELTP
For 30 years we have marked World AIDS Day. On this day we reflect on the impact HIV/AIDS has had on the lives of millions of people around the world. This day also is a solemn reminder of the many lives lost to HIV/AIDS. Today in Namibia, however, we have cause for hope and also ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 30 November, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, PEPFAR, Speeches, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: CDC, CDC Namibia, HIV/AIDS, VMMC, World Aids Day
Disease knows no borders. In today’s interconnected world, diseases can spread from an isolated, rural village to any major city in as little as 36 hours. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) works 24/7 to protect Americans and save lives around the world by detecting and controlling outbreaks at their source. Critically, ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 21 November, 2018 | Topics: Health Issues, Key Officials, Sections & Offices, Speeches, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: CDC Namibia, Ministry of Health and Social Services
Windhoek- U.S. Ambassador Thomas Daughton traveled to the Kavango East region to join mothers and their babies celebrating the achievement of preventing HIV transmission from mother-to-child thanks to the Ministry of Health and Social Services’ Early Infant Diagnosis program (EID). The EID program implements early postnatal HIV testing of children as early as 48 hours ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 17 May, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: CDC Namibia, USAID
Travelers are reminded that if travelling to the northern or eastern parts of Namibia, to please contact your health care provider to inquire about malaria prophylaxis at least one week before your travel. According to the Ministry of Health and Social Services, all regions are experiencing an increase of malaria cases. The Oshikoto Region has ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 2 February, 2017 | Topics: Health Issues, News, Travel & Tourism | Tags: CDC, CDC Namibia, Malaria, Ministry of Health and Social Services
Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Thomas F. Daughton at Katima Mulilo office opening, ARV Clinic Groundbreaking and Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP) Laboratory Renovation – Katima Mulilo Hospital Good morning! It is a real pleasure for me to be back at Katima Mulilo Hospital today. My last visit here was back in February and one thing is immediately ...
Read More» By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 15 November, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, PEPFAR, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Daughton, CDC Namibia, Katima Mulilo, Zambezi
