Namibia tourism introduces COVID-19 vaccination drive

Thursday, January 20, 2022

Yesterday, Namibia introduced a campaign to give confidence to the people and attract Namibians from all walks of life to get vaccinated, and to reduce rumours doing rounds that are contributing to vaccination hesitancy.

The initiative dubbed the “Tourism Sector COVID-19 Vaccination Drive in Namibia” was launched in Windhoek by Pohamba Shifeta, the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism of Namibia.

Shifeta explained that the main aim of this initiative is to promote awareness in the tourism fraternity, comprising employees and tourism businesses about the significance of COVID-19 vaccination with a mission to attain hundred percent immunity among the targeted population and motivating tourism demand to the country.

“It is my understanding that commencing the travel and tourism sector, post COVID-19, relies on the success of the COVID-19’s robust public health measures, the sectoral health protocols implemented and above all the percentage coverage of the vaccinated target population,” he added.

At the launch event, Ben Nangombe, Namibia’s Health Ministry executive director, mentioned that the private sector, including tourism is the main partners and stakeholders in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Your participation, standing side-by-side with government has helped in so many ways to save lives, and keep the economy afloat,” he said, emphasizing the fact that the launch of the campaign comes at the right time to grow vaccination coverage in the general population.

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