{"id":379909,"date":"2025-08-10T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=379909"},"modified":"2025-08-09T13:44:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T11:44:21","slug":"former-health-minister-receives-award-from-africa-cdc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=379909","title":{"rendered":"Former health minister receives award from Africa CDC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula, has received a Certificate of Recognition from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in acknowledgement of his leadership in Namibia\u2019s health sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The award was recently handed over to the former minister by the current Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Esperance Luvindao. It had, however, been announced earlier during the 4th Southern Africa Regional Steering Committee (ReSCo) meeting held in Malawi, where representatives from ten Member States convened to discuss ways to enhance regional health coordination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"892\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Former-health-minister-receives-award-from-Africa-CDC.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-379912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Former-health-minister-receives-award-from-Africa-CDC.jpeg 892w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Former-health-minister-receives-award-from-Africa-CDC-279x300.jpeg 279w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Former-health-minister-receives-award-from-Africa-CDC-768x827.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Former-health-minister-receives-award-from-Africa-CDC-177x190.jpeg 177w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Former-health-minister-receives-award-from-Africa-CDC-98x105.jpeg 98w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 892px) 100vw, 892px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RECOGNISED: Dr Kalumbi Shangula, has received a Certificate of Recognition from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Photos: Ministry of Health and Social Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Luvindao described the award as a testament not only to Dr Shangula\u2019s leadership but also to the unity and commitment within Namibia\u2019s health system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday, we celebrate not just Dr Shangula, but the entire team that supported him. His leadership laid the foundation on which we continue to build,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Shangula expressed gratitude for the award, describing the recognition as a humbling experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile this award bears my name, it truly belongs to the Ministry and all the staff who worked tirelessly alongside me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter The former Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula, has received a Certificate of Recognition from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in acknowledgement of his leadership in Namibia\u2019s health sector. 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