Category Archives: Namibia

Alcohol abuse leads to increased HIV infections

December 11, 2009 – 8:00 am

Excessive alcohol abuse amongst Namibians is one of the main causes fuelling the spread of HIV and AIDS, according to a 2008 report on the behavioural and contextual factors driving the epidemic in Namibia, says The Namibia Economist. “A recent study on alcohol consumption, sexual partners and HIV transmission in Namibia concludes that Namibians are [...]

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HIV Package For Women (New Era)

December 7, 2009 – 7:57 am

This article published on New looks at the progress that HIV prevention campaigns in Namibia have accomplished, as well as offering suggestions on how women can protect themselves from HIVinfection. 1) HIV test. Always the first important step is to know one’s HIV status. Testing must always be done jointly with partners, where there are [...]

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UPND Talks With Namibian Communities About Multiple Concurrent Partnerships

December 2, 2009 – 8:31 am

The UPND is engaging Namibian Communities in conversation on HIV/Aids, with specific reference to the trend by couples to have multiple concurrent partners and its impact on spreading HIV, reports AllAfrica.com.

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Getting More Partners As Revenge On A Cheating Partner

November 27, 2009 – 8:31 am

During our research on multiple concurrent partnerships, many women said that they got more sexual partners when they realised that the partner they thought was faithful to them was cheating.

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Jamie Bartlett Trains Namibian Actors For Desert Soul Film

August 19, 2009 – 8:00 am

Well-known South African actor, Jamie Bartlett recently wentto Nambia for a three-day training session with Namibian actors. The actors participated in Desert Soul’s next short film, which is written and directed by Vickson Hangula and, is part of a series of love stories, which will be produced in ten southern African countries, reports The Namibian [...]

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Tjiramue Explained

August 4, 2009 – 1:51 pm

During the OneLove Campaign research on multiple concurrent partnerships in Namibia, a number of people said that the cultural practice of tjiramue is one of the factors that drive the spread of HIV. A number of readers of the OneLove web site were outraged by an article based on statements by these interview subjects. (Read [...]

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“Three and a Half Lives of Philip Wetu” launched

July 14, 2009 – 8:00 am

You are invited to the free public screening of the “Three and a Half Lives of Philip Wetu”,  a film which follows the life of Philip, a young attractive IT professional whose life spins around five women, reports Filmmaker South Africa. The film will be shown today  and tomorrow at the  Sam Nujoma Multi Purpose [...]

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