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News Namibia » Omaheke » Health: Omaheke, Zambezi struggle with higher maternal deaths

News channel or source: https://observer24.com.na/omaheke-zambezi-struggle-with-higher-maternal-deaths/

Published on: Tuesday 08 September 2026

Namibia’s sharp decline in maternal deaths nationally is being undermined by persistent regional disparities, with the Omaheke and Zambezi regions recording maternal mortality ratios significantly ...

News Namibia » Omaheke » Health: Namibia: Omaheke Region Celebrated its success in implementing the Health Promoting School Initiative

News channel or source: https://www.myjoyonline.com/namibia-omaheke-region-celebrated-its-success-in-implementing-the-health-promoting-school-initiative/

Published on: Friday 29 December 2023

Omaheke Region is known for its agricultural potential especially in cattle raring, but its increasingly becoming popular for its milestone achievement in the Health Promoting School Initiative being ...

News Namibia » Omaheke » Health: Namibia: Omaheke's Brave Fight Against TB

News channel or source: https://allafrica.com/stories/200705290266.html

Published on: Monday 28 May 2007

Windhoek — Miracles do happen when patients and their communities take charge of their own illness. The Omaheke Health and Education Programme bears testimony to that. It is not uncommon these days to ...

News Namibia » Omaheke » Health: Namibia: Omaheke Chosen As Model Region in Stopping TB

News channel or source: https://allafrica.com/stories/200603240514.html

Published on: Friday 24 March 2006

Windhoek — The World TB Day, which was due to be commemorated this Friday in Gobabis, aims at sensitising people on the progress made worldwide in the fight against tuberculosis. TB, especially when ...

News Namibia » Omaheke » Health: Malaria kills 122 in Namibia as cases top 122,000

News channel or source: https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/03/09/2026/malaria-kills-122-in-namibia-as-cases-top-122000

Published on: Wednesday 02 September 2026

Windhoek: Namibia has recorded more than 122,000 confirmed malaria cases and 122 deaths since the beginning of this year, Health and Social Services ...

News Namibia » Omaheke » Health: 54% of maternal deaths preventable, says health ministry

News channel or source: https://www.namibiansun.com/health/54-of-maternal-deaths-preventable-says-health-ministry-nmh017632-1-21723

Published on: Monday 07 September 2026

More than half of Namibia's maternal deaths could have been prevented with better clinical care, with critical gaps, including delays in recognising danger signs and poor ...

News Namibia » Omaheke » Health: Namibia: The Journey of Gobabis Primary School to becoming a Platinum Health Promoting School

News channel or source: https://www.myjoyonline.com/namibia-the-journey-of-gobabis-primary-school-to-becoming-a-platinum-health-promoting-school/

Published on: Thursday 28 December 2023

Mrs Regina Diergaardt, school principal of the Gobabis Primary School, shares the story of how her school has remained a health promoting school through the years despite numerous challenges. “I have ...

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