UNAM holds symposium on responses to TB and Covid-19

The University of Namibia held a one-day international conference at Safari Hotel, to discuss responses taken towards Tuberculosis (TB) and Covid-19 in Namibia as well as abroad. A global community focused on... Read more »

UNAM, MoHSS and DKFZ host first cancer care research workshop in Namibia

The University of Namibia in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Services and the German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ), recently hosted a first-of-its-kind workshop to deliberate on the enhancement of... Read more »

Dentistry students practicing at own Dental Clinical

Fourth and final-year students doing their Bachelor’s degree in Dental Surgery have since March been conducting their practice in the new state-of-the-art Dental Clinic at the Hage Geingob Campus. The year module,... Read more »

Physiotherapy students engage with Otjomuise community as part of World Lung Day

As part of their World Lung Day activities, physiotherapy students from the Hage Geingob Campus traveled to the Otjomuise Community Hall (Windhoek), to educate and spread awareness about tuberculosis (TB). The theme... Read more »

Radiographer students commemorate breast cancer awareness month

In commemoration of breast cancer awareness month, 3rd-year radiographer students paired with staff members from the radiographer department, held breast cancer activations in the Central and Katutura intermediate hospitals vicinity to educate the... Read more »

FirstRand Namibia donates over half-a-million to UNAM

FirstRand Namibia recently handed over medical consumables and clinical equipment worth N$136,382.31 for use by UNAM’s Primary Health Care Clinic, paired with a donation of N$500,000.00 towards equipment for the Small Animal... Read more »

UNAM and Hokkaido University expand cooperation on research and development

The University of Namibia (UNAM) and Hokkaido University (HU) in Japan, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster research, education, and development in various sectors. Part of this five-year-agreement is... Read more »

Pharmaceutical virtues on display

Laughter filled the Peter Nyarango Auditorium as students from the School of Pharmacy demonstrated the virtues of the pharmaceutical profession, in line with the theme of Pharmacy Week: Pharmacy United in Action... Read more »

Sports Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation Clinic opens at Main Campus

The School of Allied Health Sciences recently opened a sports clinic, known as the physiotherapy and rehabilitation clinic, to augment and support students’ clinical practice while rehabilitating injured athletes at the University... Read more »

UNAM Chancellor Inaugurates first-ever Veterinary Academic Hospital in Namibia

The Chancellor of the University of Namibia (UNAM), recently inaugurated the Small Animal Unit of the Veterinary Academic Hospital alongside partners and stakeholders who contributed significantly to the fruition of this milestone.... Read more »

Occupational Therapy programme bears first fruits

The Department of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, under the School of Allied Health Sciences, reached a mammoth milestone in graduating its first cohort of Occupational Therapy students this year. The programme had... Read more »

University Clinic receives training on life-saving device

School of Nursing expert demonstrates the practice of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) The heart is one of the most vital organs of our body. It’s the organ in the middle of... Read more »