Namibia records first Mpox case

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2025-10-20

WINDHOEK, 12 June 2025 - Minister of Health and Social Services Esperance Luvindao at the Government Information Center (GIC) in Windhoek. (Photo: Justina Shuumbwa) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 20 OCT (NAMPA) – The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) on Saturday recorded the first case of Mpox in Namibia, which was confirmed in Swakopmund in the Erongo Region.
In a media release on Sunday, Health and Social Services Minister Dr Esperance Luvindao said the case is a transmission due to cross-border travel within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.
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