Namibia's health ministry teamed up with Germany's Robert Koch Institute to run a workshop in Windhoek for medical staff who need to handle mpox and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases better. Martha Josef, who helps coordinate mpox response, said the train-the-trainer setup gets regional healthcare workers ready to spot symptoms fast and stop diseases from spreading. The country confirmed its first mpox outbreak after finding two lab-confirmed cases and one probable case in Swakopmund, and one person died from CCHF after eight total cases popped up over the last ten years.
Christian Winter from RKI mentioned that giving health workers the right skills helps them react quickly when outbreaks hit, and the whole thing fits into a 2020 agreement between the German institute and Namibia's health ministry. The program got funding from both governments through the Global Health Protection Programme and Germany's infectious disease network.
Christian Winter from RKI mentioned that giving health workers the right skills helps them react quickly when outbreaks hit, and the whole thing fits into a 2020 agreement between the German institute and Namibia's health ministry. The program got funding from both governments through the Global Health Protection Programme and Germany's infectious disease network.
