The cervical cancer rate in Namibia is 37.5 for every 100,000 women, about three times higher than the rate worldwide. Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers and doctors in Namibia ...

The critical shortage of doctors will not compel the Medical and Dental Council of Namibia to lower its standards on the quality of medical education of future Namibian doctors.

Helena Ndume is a doctor from Namibia who has dedicated her life to restoring the sight of tens of thousands of people in the southwest African country. CNN values your feedback 1.

Two months ago, the Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Richard Kamwi, revealed that more than 30 district hospitals in the country do not have a single Namibian doctor or pharmacist ...

These "home-grown" doctors, as they have been nicknamed, hope they can offer more to patients but add they will need the continued support of internationally trained doctors. Namibia's health ...

The Ministry of Finance has accused 84 doctors of stealing millions of dollars through the government’s medical aid scheme. According to Namibian daily, the Namibian, doctors are accused of ...

However, Namibian doctors acknowledge that cancer treatments are relatively specialized and that the country does not have the equipment and medical expertise to treat the disease effectively.

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Dr. Helena Ndume is sometimes called a miracle doctor. That’s because she’s returned the gift of sight to more than 30,000 people in her home country of Namibia, in southwestern Africa, by ...

Helena Ndume is a doctor from Namibia who has dedicated her life to restoring the sight of tens of thousands of people in the southwest African country. CNN values your feedback 1.

The first graduates from Namibia's own medical school are now on the wards and the BBC's Pumza Fihlani finds out what difference they are making.