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 ...
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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 laboratory equipment to support the Ministry of Health and Social Services in its ongoing efforts to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. The high-tech equipment, valued at US$422,000 (approx.N$6.2mil), consists of 30 centrifuges, 15 vortex mixers, 12 biosafety cabinets, 10 refrigerators and 10 freezers. The equipment will be distributed throughout Namibia ...
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 13 April, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: CDC, COVID-19, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Namibia, Namibia Institute of Pathology, United States, USAID
It is an honor for me to be here with you at this important occasion to mark yet another step in our continued fight against COVID-19, in a spirit of partnership and goodwill. First, I would like to commend the Namibian government, Honourable Minister of Health and Social Services Dr. Shangula and his team for ...
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 13 April, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, Science & Tech, Speeches, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: COVID-19, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Namibia, Namibia Institute of Pathology, U.S. Ambassador Lisa Johnson, United States
Windhoek – The U.S. Embassy has handed over three Toyota Hilux Double Cab vehicles to the Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP), allowing the NIP to ensure quality HIV testing at regional laboratories. The value of the vehicles is N$1,716,000 (N$572,000 per vehicle). Quality assurance visits verify that testing conducted in all NIP laboratories across the country ...
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 15 December, 2020 | Topics: News, PEPFAR, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: CDC, Namibia Institute of Pathology, NIP
Windhoek – The U.S. Embassy in Namibia has donated 11,000 face shields and 3,000 nasal testing swabs packaged with specimen transport media tubes to the Ministry of Health and Social Services and the Namibia Institute of Pathology. The donation is part of the N$100 million donation to fight COVID-19 that was announced by the U.S. Embassy ...
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 20 October, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Ambassador Johnson, CDC, COVID-19, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Namibia Institute of Pathology
