… She also serves as a UNAIDS Special Ambassador for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and recently co-chaired the Global Commission on Inequality and AIDS alongside economist Joseph Stiglitz and public health expert Michael Marmot. …
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… Geingos currently serves as a UNAIDS special ambassador for adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights. …
Geingos to chair world’s largest maternal, child health alliance- April 2026
… rising voice on the international stage. “The Time100 list recognises the impact, innovation, and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals, celebrating leaders whose contributions continue to shape the global agenda,” Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS …
Nandi-Ndaitwah makes Time100 list of global influencers- March 2026
… In 2016, she was appointed UNAIDS Special Advocate for Young Women and Adolescent Girls. …
Geingos receives honorary doctorate from University of Johannesburg for leadership in social development- February 2026
… Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS, emphasising the continued importance of HIV response, institutional transition, and Africa’s pursuit of health sovereignty. …
President Nandi-Ndaitwah advances partnerships on trade, health, climate, and water at AU Summit- January 2026
… Namibia, with UNAIDS targets and malaria pre-elimination, faces setbacks. The aid cuts affect programmes beyond health, including food security, education, gender violence prevention, and environmental efforts. …
Opinion – The path forward : Namibian civil society… By contrast, lenacapavir is administered as a long-acting injectable formulation requiring only two doses per year. “Namibia has achieved the 95/95/95 UNAIDS targets (95% of all people living with HIV know their status, 95% of those diagnosed are on antiretroviral treatment, and …
Health ministry announces registration of new HIV drug… Namibia has achieved the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 95-95-95 targets, meaning 95% of people living with HIV know their status, 95% of those diagnosed are on treatment, and 95% of those on treatment have achieved viral suppression. …
Namibia registers twice-a-year HIV prevention drug- July 2025
… More than 26 million lives have been saved,” UNAIDS says, warning that if the world does not act, there could be an extra six million new HIV infections and four million AIDS-related deaths by 2029. …
The US helped successfully tackle Aids – now cuts put that at risk- December 2024
… The UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets aim is for 95% of people living with HIV-AIDS to know their status, 95% of those diagnosed to access ART, and 95% of those on ART to achieve viral suppression by 2025. …
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Monica Geingos appointed Board Chair of global maternal health alliance
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Former First Lady Monica Geingos has been appointed Board Chair of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH), the world's largest alliance focused on the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents. She succeeds former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, whose tenure ends in November 2026.
16 May 2026 · Informanté →
Saturday 16 May
Monica Geingos appointed Board Chair of global maternal health alliance
Former First Lady Monica Geingos has been appointed Board Chair of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH), the world's largest alliance focused on the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents. She succeeds former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, whose tenure ends in November 2026.
16 May 2026 · Informanté →
Friday 15 May
Former first lady Geingos appointed chair of global maternal health alliance
Monica Geingos has been appointed board chair of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, the world's largest alliance focused on maternal, newborn and child health, succeeding former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark when her term ends in November 2026. The alliance, hosted by the WHO in Geneva, brings together nearly 1,500 partner organisations working on maternal, child and adolescent health.
15 May 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
Friday 17 April
President Nandi-Ndaitwah named to Time100 list of global influencers
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been recognised on the Time100 list for 2026 for her influential leadership and commitment to advancing Namibia's development priorities, strengthening democratic governance, and championing inclusive economic growth. The selection spotlights Namibia's rising voice on the international stage, particularly in promoting peace, stability, and equitable progress.
17 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Wednesday 18 March
Namibia's former First Lady Geingos receives UJ honorary doctorate
Monica Geingos received an Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Johannesburg in recognition of her work in social development, youth empowerment, and gender equity across Africa. The honour acknowledges her two decades in financial and investment sectors, her roles as founder of the One Economy Foundation and #BeFree Movement Project, and her service as UNAIDS Special Advocate and President of the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development.
18 March 2026 · Informanté →
Tuesday 17 February
President meets AU Summit partners on trade, health, climate
During the 39th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah held bilateral meetings with international partners to advance Namibia's priorities in trade and investment, HIV response and health sovereignty, climate finance and resilience, and water governance. The engagements included meetings with representatives from the United States, Arab development bank, UNAIDS, the Green Climate Fund, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and the UN.
17 February 2026 · Informanté →
Friday 30 January
Namibian civil society must reduce donor dependence, build local funding
An opinion piece argues that Namibian CSOs have become trapped in donor-dependent cycles, driven by foreign funding priorities rather than local needs, and proposes reforms including a national civil society fund, government service contracting, domestic resource mobilisation, and stronger accountability to communities rather than foreign donors.
30 January 2026 · New Era →
Namibia registers twice-yearly HIV prevention drug lenacapavir
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has approved lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable HIV preventive medicine administered twice yearly, placing Namibia among the first African countries to do so. The ministry acknowledges the drug's breakthrough potential but emphasises the need for affordable pricing to ensure equitable access across the continent, given the current global list price of over USD 28,000 per person annually.
30 January 2026 · Informanté →
Namibia registers twice-yearly HIV prevention injection drug
Namibia has fast-tracked registration of lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable HIV prevention medication administered twice yearly, placing it among the first African countries to approve the next-generation pre-exposure prophylaxis option. However, Health Minister Esperance Luvindao highlighted that the drug's current global price of over US$28,000 per person per year is unaffordable for most Africans, and the ministry is engaging with the African Medicines Agency to advocate for price reductions.
30 January 2026 · The Namibian →