Namibia

Since 2006, we've partnered with the Namibian government and NGOs (including faith-based health organizations) to make HIV services for counseling, testing, prevention, care, and treatment more widely available to communities throughout Namibia.

We provide training, mentoring, and supportive supervision to help Namibia's health workers deliver high-quality, comprehensive health services. And together with our local partners, we strengthen institutions’ financial, human resources, and management systems.

Key Results

Over 139,000 individuals have received their HIV test results.

Over 36,600 adults and children have enrolled in antiretroviral therapy.

Over 10,600 HIV-positive pregnant women received antiretroviral therapy.

Selected Achievements

Raised the percentage of infants tested for HIV in Nyangana, Namibia, from 29.3% to 94.4%, using IntraHealth's tracking system.

Applied the WHO tool Workforce Indicators of Staffing Needs to Namibia’s public health sector, the resulting data from which are helping government officials make more evidence-based decisions around health sector staffing.

Used innovative recruiting techiques to help fill Namibia's shortage of nurses, including recruiting 40 previously retired nurses back into the workforce.

Enrolled over 36,600 adults and children Namibia in antiretroviral therapy, including over 10,600 HIV-positive pregnant women.

Reduced wait times at Onandjokwe Hospital from 9 hours to 1 hour by adding 42 new health workers to the region through our rapid hiring approach and decentralizing HIV care in the northern Namibian district.

Resources

Applying the workload indicators of staffing need (WISN) method in Namibia: challenges and implications for human resources for health policy

Photo at top by Morgana Wingard for IntraHealth International.

Namibia

Key Results

Selected Achievements

Raised the percentage of infants tested for HIV in Nyangana, Namibia, from 29.3% to 94.4%, using IntraHealth's tracking system.

Applied the WHO tool Workforce Indicators of Staffing Needs to Namibia’s public health sector, the resulting data from which are helping government officials make more evidence-based decisions around health sector staffing.

Used innovative recruiting techiques to help fill Namibia's shortage of nurses, including recruiting 40 previously retired nurses back into the workforce.

Enrolled over 36,600 adults and children Namibia in antiretroviral therapy, including over 10,600 HIV-positive pregnant women.

Reduced wait times at Onandjokwe Hospital from 9 hours to 1 hour by adding 42 new health workers to the region through our rapid hiring approach and decentralizing HIV care in the northern Namibian district.

Helped recruit 128 new health workers to address HIV in Namibia’s rural northern regions.

Provided outreach testing and counseling for hard-to-reach populations that have not been tested before, including members of the indigenous San tribe, men who have sex with men, and sex workers.

Collaborated with Namibian officials to create a bi-directional referral system, which uses innovative forms and processes that allow health workers to follow up with clients, see they get the services they need, and offer additional help when necessary.

Updated Namibia’s human resources information system, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Social Services, including migrating and digitizing old data, customizing our iHRIS Manage software, and training ministry staff to maintain the systems.

Provided training in emergency obstetric care to maternity ward staff members in Namibia's Erongo and Kavango regions.

Trained health workers in Namibia to address gender-based violence in the services and referrals they provide.

Applied our Rapid Retention Survey Toolkit to help the Namibian government pinpoint ways to attract and retain health professionals, particularly in hard-to-reach or remote areas.

Worked with district health officials, local NGOs, and public-sector facilities in Namibia to integrate and improve HIV care for mothers and pregnant women, and address attitudes that diminish quality of care and prevent women from seeking care.

Resources

Namibia Country Brief

Namibia National WISN Report 2015: A Study of Workforce Estimates for Public Health Facilities in Nambia

Maternal and Neonatal Care in Namibia: Health Worker Perceptions

Applying the workload indicators of staffing need (WISN) method in Namibia: challenges and implications for human resources for health policy

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Key Results

Selected Achievements

Raised the percentage of infants tested for HIV in Nyangana, Namibia, from 29.3% to 94.4%, using IntraHealth's tracking system.

Applied the WHO tool Workforce Indicators of Staffing Needs to Namibia’s public health sector, the resulting data from which are helping government officials make more evidence-based decisions around health sector staffing.

Used innovative recruiting techiques to help fill Namibia's shortage of nurses, including recruiting 40 previously retired nurses back into the workforce.

Enrolled over 36,600 adults and children Namibia in antiretroviral therapy, including over 10,600 HIV-positive pregnant women.

Reduced wait times at Onandjokwe Hospital from 9 hours to 1 hour by adding 42 new health workers to the region through our rapid hiring approach and decentralizing HIV care in the northern Namibian district.

Helped recruit 128 new health workers to address HIV in Namibia’s rural northern regions.

Provided outreach testing and counseling for hard-to-reach populations that have not been tested before, including members of the indigenous San tribe, men who have sex with men, and sex workers.

Collaborated with Namibian officials to create a bi-directional referral system, which uses innovative forms and processes that allow health workers to follow up with clients, see they get the services they need, and offer additional help when necessary.

Updated Namibia’s human resources information system, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Social Services, including migrating and digitizing old data, customizing our iHRIS Manage software, and training ministry staff to maintain the systems.

Provided training in emergency obstetric care to maternity ward staff members in Namibia's Erongo and Kavango regions.

Trained health workers in Namibia to address gender-based violence in the services and referrals they provide.

Applied our Rapid Retention Survey Toolkit to help the Namibian government pinpoint ways to attract and retain health professionals, particularly in hard-to-reach or remote areas.

Worked with district health officials, local NGOs, and public-sector facilities in Namibia to integrate and improve HIV care for mothers and pregnant women, and address attitudes that diminish quality of care and prevent women from seeking care.

Resources

Namibia Country Brief

Namibia National WISN Report 2015: A Study of Workforce Estimates for Public Health Facilities in Nambia

Maternal and Neonatal Care in Namibia: Health Worker Perceptions

Applying the workload indicators of staffing need (WISN) method in Namibia: challenges and implications for human resources for health policy

Leadership

Ria Bock

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