The Rehoboth New Start Centre, which provides affordable, voluntary counselling and testing for HIV / AIDS, was officially inaugurated last week by the deputy minister of health and social services, Richard Kamwi and Bishop Zephania Kameeta of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Similar centres have been opened in major centres in Namibia and are regarded as vital [...]

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in southern Africa will launch its new five-year HIV and AIDS strategy at a symposium under the theme ?Caring together?Come closer? scheduled for 6 and 7 April in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The symposium, which coincides with the World Health Day, comes in the wake of ever [...]

Stephen Lewis, the UN secretary general’s special envoy on HIV/AIDS in Africa, visited Namibia this week.
During his visit, Lewis held discussions with different sectors of the society on HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support, including the plight of orphans and vulnerable children.
Lewis also held a meeting with President Hifikepunye Pohamba, the First Lady Penexupifo Pohamba, [...]

The world’s favourite sport, football, is taking another
dimension in its appeal to the populace. In the Khomas Region, a second division
football team, Arcadia Football Club, is trying to use the sporting code to
spread awareness messages on HIV and AIDS.This past weekend it launched an
HIV and AIDS awareness campaign, involving fellow football teams in the Khomas
region.

Arcadia
Captain [...]

The Zanele Mbeki Pre-Primary
School, which is located in Katutura’s Grysblock area, received financial
assistance from Standard Bank that will go towards renovations and upgrading
the school. The pre-primary school is a project initiated by Veronica Avulu in
1995 with the aim of assisting with the education of future generations.
Mpumzi Pupuma,Standard Bank’s
Managing Director, South African High Commissioner Eunice [...]

Earlier this month, the poorest of poor women from farm Neu Sommerau, near Kombat, received vital basic training on HIV/AIDS. The participants were collected each day and brought to the farm where the training sessions were held.
This was an initiative of Inscon Insurance in cooperation with Ongopolo Mining and Exploration. Mathias Sipunga, a nurse [...]

The Walvis Bay Corridor Group HIV/AIDS Help Desk recently
launched its group’s workplace policy on HIV/AIDS during a leadership seminar
held in the coastal town.

The policy is part of the transport sector’s efforts to
address the HIV/AIDS issues within the transport sector of Namibia.

The Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) established an HIV/AIDS
Help Desk through financial support from the [...]

Windhoek Pedal Power, the coordinators of the Nedbank Cycle
Tour, sponsored travel, food and accommodation for 11 HIV/AIDS home based care
volunteers from a group known as TKMOAMS in Oshakati to enable them to
participate in last Sunday’s Nedbank Cycle Tour in Windhoek.

The idea of the sponsorship was to promote the work of
HIV/AIDS home based care volunteers and [...]

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
(UNDESA), Division for Social Policy and Development together with the Namibian
Government is hosting a sub-regional workshop on HIV/AIDS and Family well-being
from 28 to 30 January 2004 at the Safari Court Hotel.

The aim is to contribute to the development of policies and
programmes which strengthen the capacity of families [...]

The Polytechnic of Namibia started its 11th Annual HIV/AIDS
Awareness Campaign on Tuesday, under the theme: “Leadership, HIV/AIDS and
Violence.”
The event was officially kicked off by Dr Eva Seobi, a South
African medical practitioner, who is also an executive member for Doctors for
Life International.

Polytechnic organises annual HIV/AIDS event as part of its
obligation in sharing information with students on [...]