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![Namibia SOP Training teaser](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-03/Namibia_SOP%20Training_0.jpg?itok=RhaQLezB)
The Ministry of Health and Social Services gathered stakeholders at Midgard Country Estate to consult on standard operating procedures for social contracting. The goal: reach consensus on implementation plans and outline the path ahead, encompassing regional dissemination, pilot planning, and early implementation phases scheduled for later in the year.
![Namibia ESHP REVISION HIRES](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-02/Namibia_ESHP%20revision_hires_0.jpg?itok=nB4tdPyV)
Explore how the Ministry of Health and Social Services in Namibia, with support from the LHSS Project, is transforming health care access through the revised Essential Health Services Package.
![Kazakhstan Meeting 2.9](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2024-02/426252448_785353296964967_8140811615553209978_n.jpg?itok=7H250kjj)
With LHSS support, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan hosted an Interagency Technical Working Group Coordination Meeting in Astana. Ministries of Health, Veterinary Services, Agriculture, and Ecology, alongside international organizations, discussed collaborative preparedness, human resource capacity for One Health, and joint disease investigation.
![Namibia Stands Close to Adopting Universal Health Coverage Policy teaser](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023-12/Namibia%20Stands%20Close%20to%20Adopting%20Universal%20Health%20Coverage%20Policy%20.png?itok=uFpeLrGd)
Through energetic and broad stakeholder collaboration, the country’s long-stalled effort to pass a UHC policy has gained momentum.
![health worker in PPE analyzing a COVID-19 test](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2022-03/pasteur%20%281200%20%C3%97%20643%20px%29.png?itok=MpE3DBv_)
By now, much has been written about the egregious global inequities in COVID-19 vaccine distribution. But less has been said about another inequity that holds serious implications for global health: the disparities in genomic sequencing capacities and capabilities worldwide.
![A laboratory specialist in Kazakhstan handles samples for testing in July 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2021-07/HSRblog%20%282%29.jpg?itok=nuvOgEr3)
The events of the past 18 months underscore the importance of generally strong, equitable, and accessible health systems. COVID-19 is not the only threat we face, and as we prepare for the future it is critical that we begin to sufficiently invest in the foundational health system strengthening required to develop lasting resilience.