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Namibia inaugurates first waste buyback center to boost circular economy

STORY: Namibia inaugurates first waste buyback center to boost circular economy SHOOTING TIME: April 12, 2024 DATELINE: April 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the inauguration 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MOSES MATYAYI, Chief Executive of Windhoek 3. various of the waste buyback center STORYLINE: Namibia on Friday inaugurated its first waste buyback center (WBBC) which will see residents earn income by collecting and selling recyclable materials at an event held in the informal settlement of Katutura in Windhoek, the Namibian capital. Established under the project "Improving Solid Waste Management in Windhoek," financed by the European Union and implemented jointly with the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, the WBBC is to reduce waste volumes, minimize harmful environmental effects, promote recycling, and create job opportunities through startup incubation focusing on waste reengineering. During the inauguration ceremony, Queen Kamati, the mayor o

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-WASTE BUYBACK CENTER

(240412) -- WINDHOEK, April 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students display products made from recycled materials during an inauguration ceremony of a waste buyback center in Windhoek, Namibia, on April 12, 2024. Namibia on Friday inaugurated its first waste buyback center (WBBC) which will see residents earn income by collecting and selling recyclable materials at an event held in the informal settlement of Katutura in Windhoek. (Photo by Musa C Kaseke/Xinhua)

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-WASTE BUYBACK CENTER

(240412) -- WINDHOEK, April 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers demonstrate how the equipment operates at a waste buyback center in Windhoek, Namibia, on April 12, 2024. Namibia on Friday inaugurated its first waste buyback center (WBBC) which will see residents earn income by collecting and selling recyclable materials at an event held in the informal settlement of Katutura in Windhoek. (Photo by Musa C Kaseke/Xinhua)

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-WASTE BUYBACK CENTER

(240412) -- WINDHOEK, April 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People attend an inauguration ceremony of a waste buyback center in Windhoek, Namibia, on April 12, 2024. Namibia on Friday inaugurated its first waste buyback center (WBBC) which will see residents earn income by collecting and selling recyclable materials at an event held in the informal settlement of Katutura in Windhoek. (Photo by Musa C Kaseke/Xinhua)

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Chinese medical team celebrates Chinese New Year with Namibian people

STORY: Chinese medical team celebrates Chinese New Year with Namibian people SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 12, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:01 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese medical staff decorating at Katutura Hospital for the Chinese New Year 3. various of patients 4. various of a Chinese doctor treating a patient 5. SOUNDBITE (English): AMBROSIUS, Namibian football coach 6. various of a Chinese doctor treating a patient 7. various of Chinese medical staff decorating for the Chinese New Year STORYLINE: The Chinese medical team at Katutura Hospital in Windhoek, capital city of Namibia, celebrated the Chinese New Year on Monday with Namibian people. Since 1996, traditional Chinese medical practitioners have been stationed at Katutura Hospital as an integral component of collaborative healthcare initiatives between China and Namibia. 53-year-old Ambrosius, a former football player and now a football coach, said that he hopes he can manage to exercise better

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231213) -- BEIJING, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A member of a Chinese medical team examines a child's oral cavity at the SOS Children's Village in Windhoek, Namibia, Dec. 11, 2023. The 15th batch of the Chinese medical team at the acupuncture department at the Katutura State Hospital in the Namibian capital, Windhoek, donated stationery and gifts to SOS Children's Village here on Monday. Additionally, the Chinese doctors examined the children's teeth and offered acupuncture treatments to enhance their physical well-being. (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGE-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(231212) -- WINDHOEK, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a Chinese medical team pose for a group photo with children of the SOS Children's Village in Windhoek, Namibia, Dec. 11, 2023. The 15th batch of the Chinese medical team at the acupuncture department at the Katutura State Hospital in the Namibian capital, Windhoek, donated stationery and gifts to SOS Children's Village here on Monday. Additionally, the Chinese doctors examined the children's teeth and offered acupuncture treatments to enhance their physical well-being. (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGE-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(231212) -- WINDHOEK, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A member of a Chinese medical team examines a child's oral cavity at the SOS Children's Village in Windhoek, Namibia, Dec. 11, 2023. The 15th batch of the Chinese medical team at the acupuncture department at the Katutura State Hospital in the Namibian capital, Windhoek, donated stationery and gifts to SOS Children's Village here on Monday. Additionally, the Chinese doctors examined the children's teeth and offered acupuncture treatments to enhance their physical well-being. (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGE-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(231212) -- WINDHOEK, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A member of a Chinese medical team provides acupuncture treatment at the SOS Children's Village in Windhoek, Namibia, Dec. 11, 2023. The 15th batch of the Chinese medical team at the acupuncture department at the Katutura State Hospital in the Namibian capital, Windhoek, donated stationery and gifts to SOS Children's Village here on Monday. Additionally, the Chinese doctors examined the children's teeth and offered acupuncture treatments to enhance their physical well-being. (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGE-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(231212) -- WINDHOEK, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A member of a Chinese medical team examines a child at the SOS Children's Village in Windhoek, Namibia, Dec. 11, 2023. The 15th batch of the Chinese medical team at the acupuncture department at the Katutura State Hospital in the Namibian capital, Windhoek, donated stationery and gifts to SOS Children's Village here on Monday. Additionally, the Chinese doctors examined the children's teeth and offered acupuncture treatments to enhance their physical well-being. (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)

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Traditional Chinese Medicine protects health of Namibians

STORY: Traditional Chinese Medicine protects health of Namibians DATELINE: June 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Katutura Hospital in Windhoek 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SALOMO ANGULA, Patient 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LI BANGWEI, Head of the Chinese medical team in Namibia STORYLINE: Since 1996, 15 batches of Chinese medical teams have come to Namibia, providing medical assistance including TCM treatment, such as acupuncture and cupping, to local people. Salomo Angula, a 34-year-old man living in the informal settlement of Katutura in the capital, suffered from nerve damage after his head was struck by a brick. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SALOMO ANGULA, Patient "It is my fifth time coming here. I was assaulted with a brick by someone. My nerves were not working properly and they sent me here to the Chinese acupuncture department. I got the treatment of Chinese acupuncture. It is a nice treatment. It helps me very well. I recommend people to try it. It h

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NAMIBIA-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE

(230622) -- WINDHOEK, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese doctor treats a patient with acupuncture therapy at Katutura Hospital in Windhoek, Namibia, June 21, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Traditional Chinese Medicine protects health of Namibians" (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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NAMIBIA-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE

(230622) -- WINDHOEK, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Patients wait outside the treatment room of Chinese doctors at Katutura Hospital in Windhoek, Namibia, June 21, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Traditional Chinese Medicine protects health of Namibians" (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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NAMIBIA-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE

(230622) -- WINDHOEK, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Salomo Angula, a 34-year-old man suffering from nerve damage after his head was struck by a brick, receives acupuncture therapy at Katutura Hospital in Windhoek, Namibia, June 21, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Traditional Chinese Medicine protects health of Namibians" (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE-LECTURE

(230403) -- WINDHOEK, April 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A student experiences the cupping therapy during a Traditional Chinese Medicine lecture at Immanuel Shifidi Secondary School in Windhoek, Namibia, on April 3, 2023. The 15th Chinese medical team dispatched to Namibia on Monday hosted a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) lecture to students and teachers at Immanuel Shifidi Secondary School, located in the informal settlements of Katutura in Windhoek. (Photo by Musa C Kaseke/Xinhua)

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE-LECTURE

(230403) -- WINDHOEK, April 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A student experiences the acupuncture therapy during a Traditional Chinese Medicine lecture at Immanuel Shifidi Secondary School in Windhoek, Namibia, on April 3, 2023. The 15th Chinese medical team dispatched to Namibia on Monday hosted a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) lecture to students and teachers at Immanuel Shifidi Secondary School, located in the informal settlements of Katutura in Windhoek. (Photo by Musa C Kaseke/Xinhua)

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE-LECTURE

(230403) -- WINDHOEK, April 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A student experiences the moxibustion therapy during a Traditional Chinese Medicine lecture at Immanuel Shifidi Secondary School in Windhoek, Namibia, on April 3, 2023. The 15th Chinese medical team dispatched to Namibia on Monday hosted a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) lecture to students and teachers at Immanuel Shifidi Secondary School, located in the informal settlements of Katutura in Windhoek. (Photo by Musa C Kaseke/Xinhua)

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE-LECTURE

(230403) -- WINDHOEK, April 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A student experiences the massage therapy during a Traditional Chinese Medicine lecture at Immanuel Shifidi Secondary School in Windhoek, Namibia, on April 3, 2023. The 15th Chinese medical team dispatched to Namibia on Monday hosted a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) lecture to students and teachers at Immanuel Shifidi Secondary School, located in the informal settlements of Katutura in Windhoek. (Photo by Musa C Kaseke/Xinhua)

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE-LECTURE

(230403) -- WINDHOEK, April 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- H.N.P. Katjiuongua, principal of Immanuel Shifidi Secondary School, experiences the cupping therapy during a Traditional Chinese Medicine lecture in Windhoek, Namibia, on April 3, 2023. The 15th Chinese medical team dispatched to Namibia on Monday hosted a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) lecture to students and teachers at Immanuel Shifidi Secondary School, located in the informal settlements of Katutura in Windhoek. (Photo by Musa C Kaseke/Xinhua)

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Namibians embrace Traditional Chinese Medicine for treatments

STORY: Namibians embrace Traditional Chinese Medicine for treatments DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the acupuncture department at Katutura State Hospital 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NITA NUJOMA, Namibian citizen 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PETRUS KASHIMBANGA, Namibian citizen 4. various of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) STORYLINE: A Chinese medical team in Namibia has managed to avail an alternative treatment of ailments to Namibians through practicing Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The team is based at the acupuncture department at Katutura State Hospital in the Namibian capital Windhoek. They handle around 50 patients daily. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NITA NUJOMA, Namibian citizen "I come for acupuncture therapy for the pain in my muscles and my body after seizures that come to feel the way I could not move properly, and it has helped a lot. Invisible disabilities, physical disabilities, all these types of things, acupuncture can a

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Chinese medical team continues to promote magic of TCM therapy in Namibia

STORY: Chinese medical team continues to promote magic of TCM therapy in Namibia DATELINE: Oct. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:36 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1 various of the event 2 SOUNDBITE (English): JUSTA KURZ, UN Resident Coordinator Office member 3 various of the event STORYLINE: The Chinese medical team in Namibia shared the magic and benefits of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) with staff members of the United Nations (UN) in Namibia on Tuesday, who were celebrating the UN Staff Day. More than 50 staff members got introduced and experienced various TCM techniques at the UN Namibia headquarters in Windhoek. The medical team currently handles more than 40 to 50 patients daily at the TCM Clinic at the Katutura hospital in Windhoek. At the event, the team performed therapies that included acupuncture, massotherapy, and cupping, as well as introducing eight Chinese fitness skills which can be practiced easily anywhere in one's own space. SOUNDBITE (English): JUSTA KURZ, UN Resident Coord

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Skating helps bridge communication gaps, prevent substance abuse in Namibia

STORY: Skating helps bridge communication gaps, prevent substance abuse in Namibia DATELINE: Sept. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Skate Aid park 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MICHAEL KAGOLA, Skater and volunteer at the skate aid park 3. various of children skating STORYLINE: Skate Aid, a nonprofit international organization in Khomasdal, Katutura, one of the most populated townships in Namibia's capital Windhoek, is teaching skating to children with disabilities. It aims to break communication barriers, support integration, and help local people to overcome their fears of and their prejudices against people with disabilities. The skate park was built in 2018 to empower children through skateboarding while using the sport as a tool to prevent substance abuse in adolescents. The park caters to over 300 children from the Namibia Institute of Special Education and surrounding schools. They skate every day after school. SOUNDBITE (English): MICHAEL KAGOLA, S

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Chinese medical team introduces music therapy of TCM in Namibia

STORY: Chinese medical team introduces music therapy of TCM in Namibia DATELINE: June 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: HEALTH/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Katutura State Hospital 2. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLEM, Namibian football player 3. various of Chinese Medicine Music Therapy STORYLINE: The Chinese medical team in Namibia has introduced modern Chinese Medicine Music Therapy (CMMT) to treat local patients, adding to their array of already popular Tradition Chinese Medicine (TCM) therapies. CMMT employs the theory of five phases and five music scales to analyze and treat mind-body illness. The Chinese medical team leader Zhou Haijiang said the therapy is conducted for a 20-minute session at the Katutura State Hospital. The patient lies down comfortably, listening to the music through earphone, while acupuncture is also administered. The different types of music focus on five types of organs, namely the liver, heart, spleen, lung and kidney. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLEM, Namib

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-CHINESE MEDICINE MUSIC THERAPY

(220617) -- WINDHOEK, June 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese doctor Zhou Haijiang conducts acupuncture therapy and Chinese Medicine Music Therapy for a patient at the Katutura State Hospital in Windhoek, Namibia, on June 17, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng) TO GO WITH Chinese medical team introduces music therapy to boost TCM in Namibia

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-CHINESE MEDICINE MUSIC THERAPY

(220617) -- WINDHOEK, June 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese doctor Zhou Haijiang conducts Chinese Medicine Music Therapy for a patient at the Katutura State Hospital in Windhoek, Namibia, on June 17, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng) TO GO WITH Chinese medical team introduces music therapy to boost TCM in Namibia