Over 1 000 skin cancer cases recorded annually: Hansen

NAMPA

2025-02-12

WINDHOEK, 21 December 2107 - Chief Executive Officer of the Cancer Association of Namibia, Rolf Hansen. (Photo by: Francois Lottering) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 12 FEB (NAMPA) - Namibia records an average of 1 016 new skin cancer cases every year, making it the most common cancer in the country.
Data from the Namibia National Cancer Registry shows that in 2015 there were 1 153 cases, increasing to 1 185 in 2016 and 1 269 in 2017.
A decline was recorded in 2018 with 831 cases, followed by 894 in 2019 and 766 in 2020.
This was revealed by Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) Chief Executive Offi...

Restricted content

Namibia healthcare

Education & Health

Child-headed households drive absenteeism at Ncamagoro school

2026-04-01 15:04:49

Kavango West misses 150-toilet target for 2025/2026, council blames delays

2026-03-31 15:41:39

NamBTS calls for blood donations ahead of Easter weekend

2026-03-30 22:37:56

Ngurare calls for urgent procurement of CT scan machines

2026-03-30 14:34:30

‘Ending TB is within our reach’: Kabula

2026-03-30 12:48:05

NCRST honours researchers

2026-03-29 17:45:42

Health volunteers protest recruitment

2026-03-28 16:56:15

Nam-Mic donates computers to Joseph Simaneka Asino school

2026-03-26 16:31:49

Tsumeb Primary School receives educational materials

2026-03-26 15:40:12

Relocated Zambezi schools set to reopen following flooding

2026-03-26 08:04:12

FROM THE STREETS TO SECOND CHANCES

2026-03-25 14:00:19

Latest NAMPA photos

KEETMANSHOOP, 06 April 2026 - The Erongo Region's Under-20 football team and Kavango East netball team pictured after being crowned winners of the 2026 Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup at the Westdene Stadium in Keetmanshoop. Erongo won the match 2-1 against Kunene while Kavango defeated Khomas 35-28. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

NAMPA

KEETMANSHOOP, 06 April 2026 - The Erongo Region's football team pictured after being crowned winners of the 2026 Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup at the Westdene Stadium in Keetmanshoop. Erongo won the match 2-1 against Kunene. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

NAMPA

KEETMANSHOOP, 06 April 2026 - Erongo's Under-20 football team poses for a picture for after being crowned winners of the 2026 Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup at the Westdene Stadium in Keetmanshoop. Erongo won the match 2-1 against Kunene. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

NAMPA

KEETMANSHOOP, 06 April 2026 - The Kavango East Region was crowned the winner of the 2026 Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup at the Westdene Stadium in Keetmanshoop. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

NAMPA

KEETMANSHOOP, 06 April 2026 - The Kavango East Region was crowned the winner of the 2026 Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup at the Westdene Stadium in Keetmanshoop. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

NAMPA