Tsumeb to host national World AIDS Day

Tsumeb in the Oshikoto region will host Namibia’s national World AIDS Day event on 1 December. Health ministry’s executive director Penda Ithindi in a media release says this year’s commemoration will focus on accelerating HIV prevention, sustaining treatment success and empowering communities to end the spread of AIDS by 2030. The global theme for 2026, announced by UNAIDS, is “Ending AIDS Starts With Me”. Ithindi says the theme highlights the need for equitable access to affordable, confidential and non-discriminatory HIV services, protection of human rights, sustainable funding and strong political leadership. He says Namibia had made progress in expanding access