Namibia: Child Diabetes Casts Shadow Over Namibia’s Gains

The Ministry of Health and Social Services has announced a slight drop in the country’s diabetes cases, but warns against a growing number of diagnoses among children.

Countrywide cases have dropped by about over 1 000 in 2024/25, the ministry says, with 6 844 recorded in 2024/25, compared to the 8 073 in the previous year.

Health minister Esperance Luvindao announced this at a World Diabetes Day event at UN Plaza in Windhoek on Friday, where she warned that the increase among children is linked…