I-TECH has worked in Namibia since 2004 to support a robust and sustainable health care system, and to address key health challenges including high HIV prevalence and a critical shortage of skilled healthcare workers.
Based in the capital city, Windhoek, I-TECH Namibia has a long history of successfully supporting the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), the University of Namibia, and the Ministry of Defence/Namibia Defence Force to improve the health of all Namibians. I-TECH Namibia’s flagship work included the training of physicians, pharmacists, nurses and community counselors in a wide range of subjects including sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis, and pediatrics.
Successes now also include the establishment of Nurse Initiated and Managed ART services, support of the use of distance learning technologies (digital video conferencing, Project ECHO) to train Namibia’s dispersed health workforce, and delivery of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) services aimed at keeping boys and men HIV-negative. In 2017, I-TECH will begin to implement HIV prevention activities aimed at keeping adolescent girls and young women HIV-negative, including through the provision of PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis).
Program Highlights
Cervical Cancer Screening, Management and Treatment in Namibia
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Site-level Data Improvement and Use in Namibia
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Strengthening National Health Systems through Task Shifting and Training in Namibia
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Strengthening the HIV Care Continuum and ART Adherence in Namibia
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