Namibians in need will once more have access to free medical care as a team of Egyptian doctors has arrived on its ninth medical mission to the country. This group of surgeons and other healthcare professionals are offering a week of consultations, surgeries, and treatment. The initiative, spearheaded by the Egyptian Orthodox Church in Namibia,...
The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) this week received a generous donation of medical equipment from the German-based charity organization Support Ulm e.V., coordinated by Ohorongo Cement. The acceptance ceremony, held at MoHSS headquarters in Windhoek, was attended by esteemed dignitaries including Ms. Taimi Amaambo, Deputy Executive Director of MoHSS, Mr. Ben Nangombe,...
Staff Reporter THE Ministry of Health and Social Services has received a donation of medical equipment valued at N$4 million from Ohorongo Cement and Support Ulm e.V, a German non-profit association that aims to support medicine in developing countries. Speaking at the handover of the donation, the Deputy Health Minister, Dr. Esther Utjiua Muinjangue, revealed...
The Namibian Association of Medical Aid Funds (Namaf) says the rising cost of healthcare is weighing down some medical aid funds, forcing them to use their reserves to pay for members’ healthcare. Stephen Tjiuoro, Namaf’s chief executive, says for any medical aid fund to be regarded as sustainable it has to have a reserve of...
Martin Endjala The Namibian Association of Medical Aids Fund (Namaf) says the funding industry has devised strategic interventions intended to bring medical aid funds to a sustainable position. At a meeting convened in October last year, the Namaf Management Committee approved the 2024-2026 strategy as a road map primarily focused on the speedy execution of...
The Namibian Association of Medical Aid Funds (NAMAF) says it plans to overhaul the country’s medical coding system, aiming to enhance transparency and increase accuracy in healthcare billing practices. The transition involves moving to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 10 system, a precise diagnostic code framework. According to NAMAF’s Corporate Affairs Specialist Uatavi Mbai,...
At the Future Technologies Forum, which took place from 13 to 14 February, Alexey Likhachev, Rosatom Director General, presented the medical achievements of the nuclear industry: equipment for growing new blood vessels, bioimplants, new possibilities for radiopharmaceuticals, and quantum computing. Rosatom stand demonstrated additive technologies, which are extremely effective in situations where the treatment of...
The Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA) has warned medical aid schemes against increasing their average contribution above the percentage approved by the regulatory body. According to a release by NAMFISA, the decision to increase violates Section 31 of the medical aid fund, which states that no change, cancellation, or addition to a registered medical...
Among the most shocking images from the Covid-19 pandemic were of people gasping for air, unable to breathe, their blood oxygen so severely depleted that some died in ambulances lined up outside hospitals. In wealthier countries, there was a panicked rush to expand ventilator capacity to deal with the surge of people experiencing acute respiratory...
Staff Reporter THE Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund donated medical equipment worth N$388,146 to the Oshakati Intermediate Hospital this week. MVA revealed that the donated equipment includes patient monitors, oximeters, stretcher trolleys, spine boards, neck collars, among other items. MVA’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Rosalia Martins-Hausiku, emphasized that the goal of this donation is to...