Namibian President Defends Rejection of Gates Foundation Birth Control Trials

Namibian President Defends Rejection of Gates Foundation Birth Control Trials

President Netumbo Nandi Ndaitwah of Namibia has reiterated her government’s stance against allowing the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to conduct trials of a hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) designed to prevent pregnancy for up to eight years.

She noted that since rejecting the proposal, Namibia has faced withdrawal of aid and business deals, but emphasized that the decision was guided by the country’s commitment to protect what she described as the “divine principle of life’s creation.”

 According to her, Namibia will not compromise on its belief in safeguarding life and honoring its purpose to

 “multiply and fill the earth.”