Twenty years ago today, President George W. Bush declared that preventing and treating HIV/AIDS was a foreign policy priority of the United States. At a time when nearly 30 million people were HIV positive, but very few were receiving life-saving medicines, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) transformed the global AIDS response and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 28 January, 2023 | Topics: Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, President of the United States, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: 20 Year Anniversary, PEPFAR
Scroll down for full remarks by U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. Windhoek – The U.S. Department of State’s Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Matthew Harrington, visited Namibia during the week of June 17-21, with engagements covering the broad U.S.-Namibia partnership. DAS Harrington served as the Deputy Chief of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 25 June, 2019 | Topics: News, Speeches, U.S. & Namibia | Tags: Matthew Harrington, PEPFAR, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs
Today is a remarkable day. The results presented here today show that Namibia is one of the countries leading the world in implementation of a successful national response to end the HIV epidemic. Namibia, I congratulate you. I especially want to congratulate the women of Namibia for having already achieved the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets two ...
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 1 August, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, Speeches, U.S. & Namibia, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: HIV/AIDS, NamPHIA, PEPFAR
Remarks of U.S. Ambassador Thomas F. Daughton at the PEPFAR Namibia Stakeholder Engagement Meeting Colleagues and partners in the fight against HIV and AIDS in Namibia, ladies and gentlemen, good morning! Welcome to the latest in our regular series of PEPFAR Namibia stakeholder engagement meetings. I am very happy to see all of you, including ...
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 16 November, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, PEPFAR, Speeches, U.S. & Namibia | Tags: Ambassador Daughton, PEPFAR
Windhoek – On 06 November 2017, the United States Government (USG), represented by the Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Government of the Republic of Namibia, represented by the National Planning Commission (NPC) and the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS), signed an amendment to their 2007 bilateral grant agreement to add US$31 ...
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 6 November, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia, USAID | Tags: HIV/AIDS, Ministry of Health and Social Services, PEPFAR, U.S. Ambassador Thomas Daughton
Windhoek – Squinting in the hot northern Namibian sun, a man smartly dressed in a nurse’s uniform greets us with a warm smile. Rightwell Zulu, or “Dr. Zulu,” as he is affectionately called by his colleagues, is a nurse mentor at Nyangana District Hospital in Namibia. Zulu, together with his colleagues, Veronika Shivute and Felistas ...
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 24 May, 2017 | Topics: PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. & Namibia | Tags: HIV/AIDS, Namibia, PEPFAR
Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Thomas F. Daughton at the handover of Community-Based ART (C-BART) Clinic to Oupili Community Okongo District, Ohangwena Region Good morning! During the last couple years, in my role as U.S. Ambassador I have had the opportunity to visit many places in this beautiful country, but it is truly a pleasure for me to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 15 December, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, PEPFAR, Speeches, U.S. & Namibia | Tags: Ambassador Daughton, HIV/AIDS, PEPFAR
Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Thomas F. Daughton at the handover of Community-Based ART (C-BART) Clinic to Omutwe-Womhunu Community Okongo District, Ohangwena Region Good afternoon! During the last couple years, in my role as U.S. Ambassador I have had the opportunity to visit many places in this beautiful country, but it is truly a pleasure for me to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 15 December, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, PEPFAR, Speeches, U.S. & Namibia | Tags: Ambassador Daughton, HIV/AIDS, PEPFAR
Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Thomas F. Daughton at the Official Handover of Acceleration Plan Vehicles to Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) Directorate of Special Programs Good morning! It is a real pleasure for me to be back at the Ministry of Health and Social Services today to participate in another event marking our longstanding, close cooperation ...
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 23 November, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, PEPFAR, Speeches | Tags: HIV/AIDS, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Namibia, PEPFAR, Speeches
Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Thomas F. Daughton Launch of Project ECHO Directorate of Special Programs, MOHSS, Windhoek October 17, 2016 Good Afternoon. I am delighted to be here with you to witness the launch of the continuation phase of Project ECHO, which stands for Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes. Project ECHO is a unique tele-health platform and the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 17 October, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Government Offices, Health Issues, PEPFAR, Speeches, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Ministry of Health and Social Services, PEPFAR, Project ECHO, Speech, U.S. Ambassador Thomas Daughton, USAID
Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Thomas F. Daughton at the Official Handover of Prefabricated Containers to Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP) Engela District Hospital Good morning, and thank you all for joining us today to mark an important milestone in the provision of high-quality HIV treatment to Namibians living with HIV in this district. It’s important because ...
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 22 September, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, PEPFAR, Speeches | Tags: Engela District Hospital, Ministry of Health and Social Services, PEPFAR, Remarks, U.S. Ambassador Thomas Daughton
Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Thomas F. Daughton at the Official Handover of Prefabricated Containers to Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP) Onandjokwe District Hospital Good morning, and thank you all for joining us today to mark an important milestone in the provision of high-quality HIV treatment to Namibians living with HIV in this district. It’s important because today ...
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 22 September, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, Speeches | Tags: HIV/AIDS, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Onandjokwe, PEPFAR, Remarks, U.S. Ambassador Thomas Daughton
Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Thomas F. Daughton Official Opening of the Scaling Up HIV Viral Load Testing Workshop Safari Hotel, Windhoek September 13, 2016 Good morning! It is a pleasure for me to welcome you to Windhoek for what I am sure will be a valuable workshop on scale-up of viral load testing. This is the third in ...
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 15 September, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Exclude, Health Issues, News, PEPFAR, Speeches | Tags: HIV/AIDS, Namibia, PEPFAR, UNAIDS
Ongwediva — On 02 August 2016, U.S. Ambassador Thomas Daughton and Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services Juliet Kavetuna welcomed more than 100 new health care workers hired through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) who will soon be deployed to health facilities in seven districts (Onandjokwe, Omuthiya, Tsumeb, Oshikuku, Andara, Nyangana, Engela) ...
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By U.S. Embassy Windhoek | 2 August, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, PEPFAR, Press Releases, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador, HIV/AIDS, Namibia, PEPFAR, Speech
