Festus Shinana, born and raised in Etope village in 02/03/1981. I went to Tweufiilwa Samuel Nepunda Combined School formally Onangwe Combined in 1990 until November 2000. I then attended Negumbo Secondary School from 2001-2002. In 2003, i was temporarily employed in Etale Fishing Company. In 2005, i enrolled in Onandjokwe Health Training Center where i have obtained a Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery. I worked as a nurse from 01/02/2007 until 30/05/2013. In mid June 2013 i enrolled at Boitekanelo College in Botswana where i have obtained a Diploma in Emergency Care Technology majoring in Emergency Medicine. I am currently working in the ministry of health and social services, center for disease control and prevention (CDC) under the Directorate of Special Program (DSP).