The Ministry of
Health and Social Services is among other things charged with the task of
ensuring that communities have ready access to health and social welfare
facilities, where a package of essential services may be obtained by clients and
patients. The government’s plans and commitments in the areas of health and
social well-being were recently addressed by Minister of [...]

President
Hifikepunye Pohamba has said that a healthy working relationship between the
mineworkers and the mining companies should be enhanced. He said in Lüderitz
this week that such a relationship should be conducted in a transparent and fair
manner. ?The workers on the one hand should produce as required. High
productivity should be the motto of every worker. On the [...]

The Christina
Swart-Opperman Aids Orphan Foundation Trust and IJG Stockbrokers (Pty) Ltd have
decided to assist the St Placidus Hostel in Oshipeto in the Omusati Region. The
hostel accommodates 80 children of which about 50% have been orphaned by
HIV/Aids. This project which the CSO trust launched – in conjunction with IJG
Stockbrokers – is the second such initiative of [...]

The head of
operations, programmes and quality assurance at the Namibia Red Cross Society,
Abel Augustinio, has been appointed as a relief co-ordinator for the
International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
(IFRC&RCS) to assist the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) in its
humanitarian work. As a relief co-ordinator, Augustinio will work with the ZRCS
to ensure an [...]

President Hifikepunye
Pohamba, together with former president Sam Nujoma, left for Gaborone on Tuesday
for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit. Nujoma will join
two other former presidents, Dr Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia and Nelson Mandela of
South Africa. The three received a special invitation from the SADC Secretariat
to attend the SADC Silver Jubilee Ordinary Summit of Heads [...]

New agreements
between Namibia and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have
raised US assistance to about N$200 million for the next five years. Funding
this year alone is valued at N$30.9 million. The funding is strongly targeted at
Namibian development efforts in areas of basic education. The objectives of the
three agreements are to ?increase the capacity of [...]

A workshop
aiming to empower the participants with the knowledge, attitudes and tangible
skills necessary to be leaders amongst a traditionally marginalized population
is planned for the week of 7 to 9 September. The Social Marketing Association
(SMA) is in the process of organising this capacity building workshop with a
deadline for applications on 18 August, 17h00. The SMA is [...]

The
country’s defence force is under fire. And the attack does not from a
conventional enemy but from the HIV/AIDS pandemic. A workshop on the topic was
attended by commanders and other designated officers in a joint initiative by
the Ministry of Defence and the Military Action and Prevention Programme with
support from the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS relief. [...]

The medical
aid scheme for workers, which two years ago was involved in a wrangle following
claims of suspect tender procedures in the awarding of a contract for its
administration. The Public Service Medical Aid Scheme (PSEMAS) is still in the
sick bed with problems including poor administration and the effects HIV/AIDS is
having on its claims. The government recently [...]

When the Family Hope
Sanctuary approached the Christina Swart-Opperman (CSO) Aids Orphan Foundation
Trust earlier in the year for assistance with food and educational materials,
the fund was impressed by the sanctuary?s activities. According to Dr Christina
Swart-Opperman, the Sanctuary’s School Readiness Programme made an excellent
impression. Thus the CSO Trust’s willingness to assist by donating educational
materials and food for [...]