Nearly 3 000 attempted suicides recorded in 2023/24

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2025-10-10

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WINDHOEK, 10 OCT (NAMPA) – Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has revealed that 2 937 cases of attempted suicide were recorded by the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) during the 2023/24 financial year, the highest figure on record.
Ngurare disclosed the statistics on Friday during the commemoration of World Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Month in Windhoek, in a speech delivered on his behalf.
“At the policy level, mental health and...

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