Namibia: Strengthening HIV Response Through Collaboration – Health

WHEN THE FIRST HIV case was reported in Namibia in 1986, it was met with fear, stigma, and misconception.

Since then, it has continued to be a major public health and economic challenge in the country.

Many believed it resulted from reckless behaviour, leading to discrimination and exclusion. This stigma limited access to healthcare, leaving many people living with HIV-AIDS to suffer in silence.

Families, overwhelmed by fear, struggled to provide care, and many died without…