Tag: Namibia

Namibia Is 1st African Nation To End Mother-To-Child HIV Transmission

Ganiyu Amodu

Namibia has become the first country in Africa – and the first high-burden country in the world – to reach a significant milestone on the path towards eliminating vertical mother-to-child transmission of both HIV and viral hepatitis B. This was disclosed on Monday by the African Region Office of the World Health Organisation. WHO said Eastern and Southern Africa is home to more than half the world’s HIV burden and Africa accounts for two-thirds of new hepatitis B infections globally. It added that Namibia is home to more than 200,000…

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BREAKING: Angola Defeat Namibia 3-0 To Reach AFCON Quarter-finals

Ganiyu Amodu

Gelson Dala scored twice as Angola beat Namibia 3-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations. Both sides were reduced to ten men before half-time, with Angola’s goalkeeper Neblu shown an early red card for handling the ball outside his area and Namibia then losing Lubeni Haukongo to a second yellow card. Dala netted either side of that Haukongo sending off, with those goals leaving Namibia with a mountain to climb in their first ever AFCON knockout match. A second-half comeback did not materialise, as Mabululu’s finish…

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