Namib Indepedent Issue 114

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Issue 114 - Thursday, 28 August 2014 to Wednesday, 03 September 2014

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Disease Control Centre for Coastal Region Siglinde de Villiers In a campaign to raise awareness on the Ebola Virus Disease, especially at the points of entry into Namibia, the Ministry of Health and Social Services invited all stakeholders in the medical industry to an informative presentation at the State Hospital on Wednesday. Amongst the discussion of what procedures to follow for any suspected cases, the possible construction of a temporary isolation facility outside of Walvis Bay was mentioned. The vicious Ebola virus pandemic in West Africa has sowed fear within the hearts of many coastal residents, especially those of Health Officers who would be the first persons guaranteed to contract the disease in Namibia. For this reason, the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MHSS) together with representatives from the World Health Organisation (WHO) have gone all out on an educational campaign to educate Health Officers, provide training, and implement steps in order to protect Namibians

from Ebola. “The disease is progressing. Already there were 13 deaths in Congo, of which 11 seem positive for Ebola. The chances of Ebola reaching Namibia are very limited,” the presenter said, “nevertheless, we need to be prepared.” As of 20 August there have been 2615 cases and 1427 deaths in Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia and Nigeria. 90% of the people who contract the virus die. Ebola first appeared in 1976 in two simultaneous outbreaks, one in a village near the Ebola River in Congo and the other in a remote area of Sudan. Since then there were small outbreaks around West Africa throughout the years, until the recent one of 2014. “This outbreak is different in that it not only affected rural areas as in the past, but spreads through urban areas,” the presenter said. The origin of the virus is unknown but fruit bats are considered to be the most likely host. The incubation period, the time interval from Continued on Page 3

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Prayer Day Failed, Nujoma Calls For Beheadings Opinion Piece by Gareth Amos Anyone with half an eye on the media lately must surely have been stunned to see that our Founding Father and indeed our

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leaders have officially left planet Earth for La-La Land or some other halfbaked realm of existence. As President Pohamba concedes that the national prayer day has failed in its objective, at the very same

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function, our Founding Father Sam Nujoma has called for village heads to behead the perpetrators of gender based violence. According to news reports, President Pohamba expressed his disappointment in the effectiveness of the national prayer day in terms of achieving its primary goal, which was to end gender based violence in Namibia.

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Pohamba is quoted as saying, “On March 6th this year, I called on the people of this country – because we are Christians – to pray for peace. I was thinking that after that day of prayers, the killing of women would come to an end… I was wrong. The killing continues still.” Continued on Page 3

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