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Namibia

10 November 2011

Promoting education and empowerment through water in Namibia

Tucked away in the semi-arid mountains of Kunene region, northern Namibia, is the Himba tribe, an ethnic nomadic and pastoral group.
Red Cross and WHO partner to prevent disease outbreaks
16 May 2011

Namibia Floods: Red Cross and WHO partner to prevent disease outbreaks

The Red Cross and WHO are preparing communities to respond effectively to floods.
Namibia floods: Facing danger with a newborn and toddler
15 April 2011

Namibia floods: Facing danger with a newborn and toddler

By Tapiwa Gomo in Namibia The residents of Oshakati are appealing for help – they need more water and sanitation facilities – after floods have forced more than 37,000...
24 March 2011

Tuberculosis: a personal perspective

Both my grandmother and uncle died of tuberculosis in rural Finland during the 1930s. At that time, the only medication for TB was sunlight and good food, neither of ...
“Worst in living memory” – floods affect hundreds of thousands in northern Namibia “This is a bad flood,” said 85-year old Helvy, “I don’t remember seeing anything like this before”.
26 March 2009

Crocs, snakes and hippos add to Nambia flood misery

"That's my house," said Dennis as he rolled up in a dugout canoe through Lisikili village about 30 km outside of Katima Molilo in Namibia's northeast Caprivi province.
25 March 2009

Northern Namibia swamped as river bursts banks

The first part of a forthcoming diary from Namibia "Why would people live so close to the river?" We were standing at the water’s edge looking across at a small ...
12 March 2008

Flood victims in North-West Namibia need food and shelter

The hardship of having lost her home is constantly on her mind, particularly when Victoria Nghono looks at her little grandchild playing in the dirt in front of her tent.
10 March 2008

Clinics cut off by flooding in North-West Namibia

The small bridge is under water, it runs to both sides into huge flood plains covering the area up to the horizon leaving only tree tops sticking out and many ...
Namibia Red Cross brings emergency assistance to flood victims
7 March 2008

Namibia Red Cross brings emergency assistance to flood victims

Namibia has been affected by a new series of floods that hit six regions in the North East and North West of the country on 4 March.
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