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Namibia: Health minister updates nation as measles, cholera and other outbreaks prompt vigilance – More Top Stories 4

Namibia: Health minister updates nation as measles, cholera and other outbreaks prompt vigilance – More Top Stories 4

Africa Links 24 with Dolly Menas
Published on 2025-12-01 14:00:00

Minister of health and social services Esperance Luvindao, on Friday briefed the nation on Namibia’s public health situation amid reports of two cases of cholera near Grootfontein and the spread of measles at Opuwo.

The minister said the measles outbreak, first declared at Opuwo on 15 September, has now spread to 11 districts, with 564 suspected cases reported by 20 November.

Of these, 198 were confirmed, and two deaths occurred at Grootfontein and Okahao.

“Mass vaccination…

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