From the HIVQUAL International Update
COUNTRY PROFILE: HIVQUAL-Namibia plans for 2nd data collection
Namibia has a large land mass of more than 800,000 square kilometers, much of which is desert. With a population of just 1.8 million people, it is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. However despite its thinly distributed population, Namibia has an estimated HIV prevalence of 19% among pregnant women and 15.3% among all adults. With an estimated 196,000 PLWHAs scattered across a large geographical area, Namibia faces many challenges in delivering and monitoring care.
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