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Namibia: Non-Communicable Diseases Among Main Killers in Namibia
New Era, 12 March 2019
Non-communicable diseases are on the increase and remain one of the leading causes of death in the country, says the Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula. Read more »
Noncommunicable Diseases Among Main Killers in Namibia
Namibia Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula, says that cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases are more often the cause of attendance in outpatient services, and among in-patients in hospitals, hence they remain the leading causes of death.
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20 July 2018
The Diseases Africans Need To Be Worrying About
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