Namibia: ‘Fake News’ – Namibia’s Presidency Debunks Claim of ‘Rejected Proposal’ of Contraceptive Trial in the Country

IN SHORT: Claims that Namibian president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah “rejected a proposal from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to conduct trials of a hormonal intrauterine device” are false. Health misinformation like this can be dangerous.

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