Kavango East residents show high HIV status awareness and treatment adherence
The Kavango East region's 2025/26 financial year development report indicates that 96% of its residents know their HIV status, 97% of those diagnosed are on treatment, and 96% of those on treatment have achieved viral suppression. These figures, presented by Mukwe constituency councillor and National Council member Augusta Katembo, show the region is close to or has exceeded the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV-AIDS 95-95-95 targets. The report also highlights a 91% success rate in tuberculosis treatment and a 0.08% fatality rate for malaria cases. Katembo noted that a new clinic at Mabushe at Takawasa is nearing completion, and renovations at several other clinics have been finished. The region also received new vehicles, including an ambulance. Despite these advancements, challenges persist, such as limited space at Rundu Intermediate Hospital, staff shortages, an aging vehicle fleet, the absence of a mental hospital, and a shortage of nurses at the Big Karukuvisa mobile clinic.
