Health minister Kalumbi Shangula has blamed the Public Procurement Act for the egregious lack of medicines and clinical supplies in public health facilities. Shangula was questioned on the matter by Popular Democratic Movement parliamentarian Elma Dienda in early November. Shangula on Thursday in the National Assembly said that the Public Procurement Act requires the ministry...
By Adolf Kaure. The Minister of Health and Social Service, Hon Dr Kalumbi Shangula said that good customer service is essential in reducing the number of neonatal deaths in Namibia. Dr Shangula made these remarks during the opening of the national seminar on neonatal care held on Friday in Swakopmund. “Let us ensure that we...
NDN Staffer Mbabane, Eswatini, Nov. 7 — Namibian referee Nuusiku Vistoria Shangula has been appointed to officiate the FIFA Women’s U-20 World Cup third-round first-leg qualifier between Eswatini and Ghana. Shangula, a former Namibia international, will be supported by her compatriots Eveline Lungameni Augustinus and Ndegathetwa Amukuu Olivia. Lesotho’s Nteboheleng Theresia Setoko will serve as...
Shangula reageer op Polio-risiko Die gesondheidsminister dr. Kalumbi Shangula het gereageer op die Afrika-streeksertifiseringskommissie vir Polio-uitwissing wat waarsku dat verskeie lande in Suider-Afrika moontlike uitbrekings kan hê. Die waarskuwing volg nadat daar reeds vanjaar regoor Afrika 300 bevestigde gevalle van polio en byna 250 opsporings van die virus in afvalwater was. Die kommissie beklemtoon die...
Despite expired medicine at hospitals, expectant mothers sleeping on floors, as well as broken equipment in health facilities, minister of health and social services Kalumbi Shangula has praised Namibia’s “robust healthcare infrastructure”. The minister was responding to opposition leader McHenry Venaani’s questions on the state of healthcare – and specifically the possibility of universal healthcare...
Minista guundjolowele nomayakulo gonkalonawa Kalumbi Shangula okwa popi kutya omulandu ngoka tagu longithwa mongashingeyi okulanda iikwamiti yepangelo otagu ndopa okugwanitha po omalalakano gaashoka shi na okulongwa molwashoka otagu shongola naashoka osha tulitha moshiponga oonkalo dhuundjolowele wAanamibia. Minista oshiwike sha zi ko okwa popi tati: “Omulandu gwokulanda iikwamiti itagu longo nawa. Onkene ngele omulandu itagu eta...
Minister of health and social services Kalumbi Shangula says the current pharmaceutical procurement system is failing to meet its intended purpose and poses significant risks to the health and lives of many. The minister yesterday said: “The current procurement system for medicine is not working. If a system is not delivering on what it was...
Staff Reporter THE Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, has stated that one of the top priorities of the Health Ministry is to ensure the safety of patients at all times and to guarantee a positive experience for all individuals who visit or present themselves to a health facility for treatment, care,...
Shangula sit TB, Covid in kollig by VN Namibië se gesondheidsminister, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, het VN-lidlande uitgedaag om die gelyktydige uitdagings wat TB en Covid-19 stel, dringend die hoof te bied. Die noodsaaklikheid van groter toewyding en befondsing vir TB-intervensies en navorsing was nog nooit duideliker nie, gegewe die opkoms van dwelmweerstandige TB. Hy het...
Stefanus Nashama Dr Kalumbi Shangula, the Minister of Health and Social Services, emphasized the importance of ensuring the safety of every patient and visitor in both public and private healthcare sectors. Speaking during World Patient Safety Day, celebrated under the theme “Engaging patients for patient safety,” Shangula said that the Ministry is dedicated to guaranteeing...