Namibia gains ground in the fight against TB

NAMPA

2025-03-28

TSANDI, 28 March 2025 -Ministry of Health and Social Service Executive Director Ben Nangombe speaking during the World TB commemoration in Tsandi on Friday. (Photo: Maria David)NAMPA

TSANDI, 28 MAR (NAMPA) - Namibia has made significant strides in its ongoing battle against tuberculosis (TB), a disease that continues to plague communities worldwide.
This was according to Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Esperance Luvindao, in a speech read on her behalf on Friday during the World TB Commemoration Day at Tsandi in the Omusati Region.
According to Luvindao, Namibia has achieved a treatment success rate of 88 per cent...

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