Health Minister urges calm as Namibia confirms first Mpox case

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2025-10-21

SWAKOPMUND, 20 October 2025 - Minister of Health and Social Services Dr Esperance Luvindao.(Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 21 OCT (NAMPA) - Minister of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) Dr Esperance Luvindao, has called for calm following the confirmation of the country’s first Mpox case in the Erongo Region, assuring that measures are in place to contain the disease and prevent further spread.
Luvindao, who officiated the handover donation of a patient bus to the ministry at Swakopmund on Monday, said while the case marks Namibia’s first confirmed infec...

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