Namibia

Currency: Namibian Dollar

Timezone: UTC+2

Major Cities: Windhoek

Namibia is a Southern African country bordering the South Atlantic Ocean and four other countries namely Angola, South Africa, Botswana, and Zambia. The country has a desert climate with sparse rainfall and a terrain that is mostly desert and high plateaus. It has a population of approximately 2.6 million people, of which 56 percent are under the age of 25. The major ethnic groups in the country are the Ovambo, Kavangos, Herero and Damara. English is the official language of the country, spoken alongside the local languages.

The country operates a presidential republic system of government that is administratively divided into 14 regions and Windhoek, the capital of the country. The mining sector is the most important sector of the economy with income from mined commodities such as diamond, copper, gold, and zinc accounting for 12.5 percent of the country’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and 50 percent of the country’s foreign exchange earnings. Drought and a high prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS among adults are major ongoing difficulties.

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Namibia Standard Treatment Guidelines

Ministry of Health, Namibia

This is a treatment guide for all major health conditions in Namibia. The document provided is a reference guide for health workers in treating critical health conditions such as HIV, TB, respiratory diseases, and other...

Namibia • 2011 • Health

National Gender Policy 2010- 2020

Ministry of Gender, Namibia

The main goal of this policy is to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women in the socio-economic, cultural and political development of Namibia. The strategic programme areas of the policy include rural development,...

Namibia • 2010 • Gender and Human Rights

National Health Policy Framework 2010-2020

Ministry of Health, Namibia

This framework was designed to enable the achievement of a healthy nation, which is free of diseases poverty, and inequality. The framework covers public health priorities, health system strengthening, and monitoring and evaluation of the...

Namibia • 2010 • Health

Tobacco Products Control Act, 2010

Ministry of Health, Namibia

This is an Act for the establishment of the Tobacco Product Control Committee to control the use of Tobacco in Namibia. The Act also outlines the powers, duties, and functions of the Committee and for...

Namibia • 2010 • Health

Health Strategic Plan

Ministry of Health, Namibia

This Strategic Plan specifies the government strategy for organizational transformation in the health sector and the adoption of the Balanced Scorecard as the tool of strategy implementation for transforming the Ministry of Health and Social...

Namibia • 2009 • Health

Guidelines for the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV

Ministry of Health, Namibia

These guidelines was developed to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV. The guidelines covers routine HIV testing and counselling, routine care during pregnancy, labour, delivery and post-natal period for HIV-positive women, pharmaceutical interventions for HIV positive...

Namibia • 2008 • Health

Policy on Male Circumcision

Ministry of Health, Namibia

This policy was designed to provide a framework for policy-makers, program managers, and service providers to support the scale-up of safe male circumcision in Namibia. Its policy also aims to complement the National Policy on...

Namibia • 2008 • Health

National Development Plan (NDP3) 2007/2008-2011/12

Namibia, National Planning Commission

This plan is designed with the vision of making Namibia a prosperous industrialised country by 2030. The plan focuses on knowledge based economy and technology driven nation, competitive economy, productive and competitive human resources, quality...

Namibia • 2007 • National Development

National Policy on HIV/AIDS

Ministry of Health, Namibia

This policy was designed by the Namibia Government as a response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The policy framework is based on five core strategies covering prevention of new infection, creating a supportive environment for the...

Namibia • 2007 • Health

Labour Act 11 of 2007

Ministry of Labour, Namibia

This Act provides the necessary regulations relating to the health and safety of employees at work in Namibia. The Act covers the rights and duties of employers, welfare at the workplace, safety of machinery, and...

Namibia • 2007 • Labour

Third National Development Plan (NDP3) 2007/2008-2011/12

Ministry of Health, Namibia

This document highlights the government’s third national development plan. The main focus of the plan includes the macroeconomy, development framework, and development targets.

Namibia • 2007 • Health

Labour Act, 2007

Ministry of Labour, Namibia

This Act consolidate and amend the labour law in Namibia. The specifies the labour law for all employers and employees; the fundamental labour rights and protections; the conditions of employment necessary to guarantee the health,...

Namibia • 2007 • Labour

Tuberculosis Infection Control Guidelines

Ministry of Health, Namibia

These guidelines was designed by the Ministry of Health to guide government programmes aimed at reducing the risk of TB infection in health facilities, households and the community through the adoption of rational, affordable and...

Namibia • 2006 • Health

Promulgation of Atomic Energy and Radiation Protection Act, 2005 (

Ministry of Health, Namibia

This is an Act specifying the provisions for adequate protection of the environment and of people in current and future generations against the harmful effects of radiation by controlling and regulating the production, processing, handling,...

Namibia • 2005 • Health

Combating of Domestic Violence Act, 2003

Ministry of Gender, Namibia

This is an Act outlining the provisions to prevent domestic violence; offences related to domestic violence offences; the role of the police in domestic violence incidents; and for all other incidental matters.

Namibia • 2003 • Gender and Human Rights

National Policy on Infant and Young Child Feeding

Ministry of Health, Namibia

This policy aims to ensure the survival, healthy development, and protection of the child from birth up to 5 years and to protect the health of their mothers.

Namibia • 2003 • Health

National Health Care Technology Policy

Ministry of Health, Namibia

The overall goal of this policy is to improve health services in Namibia by giving health service providers the necessary health care technology resources to enable them to deliver high-quality, safe, and cost-effective service.

Namibia • 2003 • Health

Combating of Rape Act, 2000

Ministry of Gender, Namibia

This is an Act outlining the provisions to combat rape in Namibia. The Act specifies the minimum sentences for rape; modification of certain rules of evidence applicable to sexual offences; duties of prosecutors in criminal...

Namibia • 2000 • Gender and Human Rights