By Adolf Kaure. The Swakopmund Municipal Council has granted permission to the General Manager of Finance to provide funds of N$170,000 for medical supplies for the municipality’s ambulances. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Municipality of Swakopmund and the Ministry of Health and Social Services will also be developed for the operation of the...
Martin Endjala The Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVA) has enhanced its life-saving capabilities in the region between Rundu and Katima Mulilo with the commissioning of an ambulance worth N$1.3 million. This development follows the establishment of a fully-fledged response unit base in Divundu in December 2022. The Chief Executive Officer of the MVA Fund, Rosalia...
WINDHOEK: The Road Fund Administration (RFA) on Tuesday handed over an ambulance to the Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund for use by the Divundu Emergency Centre in the Kavango East Region. Receiving the donation, MVA Fund Chief Executive Officer Rosalia Hausiku said the distance between Kavango East and the Zambezi Region made it difficult for...
A 38-year-old male patient was arrested near Otjiwarongo on Friday, after he was found in possession of cannabis valued at N$25 250 while he was being transported in an ambulance. The police reported on Sunday that the man was travelling from Windhoek to Outjo in an ambulance and was arrested after the ambulance was stopped...
OTJIWARONGO: A 38-year-old man, who was a state patient being transported in an ambulance from Windhoek to Outjo to Windhoek, was arrested on Friday after being found in possession of 500 grams of cannabis. Namibian Police Force (NamPol)’s head of community affairs in the Otjozondjupa Region, Inspector Maureen Mbeha in an interview with Nampa on...
Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Ministry of Health and Social Services has acknowledged a significant impediment in public health service delivery, stemming from the operation of only a fraction of the allocated 215 ambulances. This has detrimentally affected services, especially in emergencies. Ben Nangombe, the Executive Director of the Ministry, described the situation’s severity, comparing the lack...
Placido Hilukilwa THREE nurses and two patients were seriously injured when an ambulance collided with a taxi in Okahandja on Thursday morning. According to the police, the accident occurred at the traffic lights near Piets Biltong Shop at around 07:00 when the ambulance, a Toyota Quantum (GRN 27727), collided with a Toyota Yaris (N7479OH). The...
The National Council standing committee on health, social welfare and labour affairs has revealed that the Katima Mulilo Hospital allegedly spends N$90 000 per trip to hire private ambulances. This is due to a shortage of ambulances in the region, which forces the hospital to make use of private facilities, reported the committee.However, Zambezi health...