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Namibia Ranked High in Cases of TB Worldwide

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Namibia is ranked among the top countries globally for high tuberculosis (TB) incidence, with 8 652 cases recorded in 2024.

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Namibia Ranked High in Cases of TB Worldwide

Namibia is ranked among the top countries globally for high tuberculosis (TB) incidence, with 8 652 cases recorded in 2024.

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TB drug shortage hits provinces - Juta MedicalBrief

The Eastern Cape is reaching crisis point with TB drug stockouts three months after reports of a global shortage of the medicines first emerged, with Motherwell Community Health Centre in Gqeberha now having just five boxes of Rifinah – a fixed-dose combination of two anti-TB drugs rifampicin and isoniazid – remaining. A health worker at the clinic told Yoliswa Sobuwa from Health-e News they see about 20 TB patients daily and are worried their s…

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Namibia ranked high in cases of TB worldwide

Namibia is ranked among the top countries globally for high tuberculosis (TB) incidence, with 8 652 cases recorded in 2024. According to Ministry of Health and Social Services executive director Ben Nangombe, Namibia currently ranks 11th worldwide in TB incidence, with 468 cases per 100 000 people. He says of the total cases diagnosed last year, 8 360 were drug-susceptible TB, while 292 were drug-resistant TB. “The country has made strides in tr…

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The Namibian broke the news in Windhoek, Namibia on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
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