49 SPECIAL PROJECTS
WELLNESS SERVICE Edward Shivute Project Manager: Wellness Service
OVERVIEW OF THE HEALTH SECTOR IN NAMIBIA In Namibia, the scourge of HIV/AIDS remains one of the most devasting diseases and continues to threaten socio-economic growth and loss of life in many sectors. The Ministry of Health and Social Services and other stakeholders including the Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) are in the process of implementing the National Strategic Framework (NSF) on HIV/AIDS response in Namibia (2017/182021/22) to guide planning, programming and implementation of the national multi-sectoral and decentralised HIV and AIDS response. The design of the NSF is premised on the Investment Framework and Results-Based Management (RBM) approaches. The framework is catalytic, supporting delivery of innovation and best practices, necessary to ensure provision and sustainability of a quality and comprehensive HIV response. The key NSF message is to do “better and more of the right things at the right time and at the right scale” during the implementation.
PROJECT OVERVIEW The WBCG continues to contribute significantly to the outcome results of this framework by implementing strategic and sustainable comprehensive health and wellness programmes in Namibia. At the beginning of our journey, we set goals in the form of commitments and resolutions. These were designed to reveal particular ways of addressing health and wellness concerns for our stakeholders and the communities in the most effective, innovative and affordable manner. We are therefore pleased to note that over the past year we have seen steady advances on our promise to deliver quality health and wellness services to our stakeholders. While we acknowledge that it has not been an easy path to a rather successful year, we look back proudly and applaud the efforts of the WBCG dedicated and fully committed wellness personnel.
ANNUAL REVIEW 2019/20
