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Swakopmund State Hospital Mental Ward under repair following patient’s arson
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Swakopmund State Hospital Mental Ward under repair following patient’s arson

Staff Reporter THE Mental Patient Ward at Swakopmund State Hospital is currently undergoing repairs after sustaining partial damage on Sunday due to a patient setting it alight. The repair completion date remains undetermined, pending input from the Ministry of Works and Transport, according to Swakopmund State Hospital. This comes after a 26-year-old patient was admitted...

Swakop psychiatric ward set on fire
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Swakop psychiatric ward set on fire

The psychiatric ward (Ward 5) at Swakopmund State Hospital was thrown into chaos yesterday afternoon, after a patient set a part of the facility on fire. Sean Naude of the Namibia Marshall Rangers subdued the patient, who set a bed on fire. “I was here with another stabbing patient when a fire suddenly broke out....

German living at Oshakati psychiatric ward takes own life
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German living at Oshakati psychiatric ward takes own life

A German man who lived at the Oshakati Intermediate Hospital’s psychiatric ward took his own life near Ondangwa on Friday morning, Oshana police said in a report on Saturday. Ralf Gunter Domas (63) spent 16 months at Oshakati Intermediate Hospital despite not requiring treatment. The ward had been Domas’ home since 22 March last year...

Namibia: Oshakati Psychiatric Ward Overcrowded
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Namibia: Oshakati Psychiatric Ward Overcrowded

Oshakati — The Oshakati Intermedi ate Hospital’s management is pleading for an independent psychiatric unit in order to address mental illness crowdedness.The head and psychiatric specialist at the hospital, Moges Admassu, said the unit is overcrowded all the time, leading to some patients sleeping on the floor. “Usually, our bed capacity is more than 100%...

Otjimbingwe maternity ward upgrades | nbc
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Otjimbingwe maternity ward upgrades | nbc

The expecting mothers at Otjimbingwe no longer have to travel long distances to Usakos to deliver. This follows a donation of equipment worth about seven hundred thousand dollars courtesy of Lipidico Chemicals Namibia. Ojtimbingwe Clinic has been without enough space for emergency deliveries, and patients have travelled to Usakos, 90 kilometres away. The Executive Director...

Homeless man living at Oshakati hospital psychiatric ward
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Homeless man living at Oshakati hospital psychiatric ward

A homeless man (63) says he has been forced by circumstances to live in the psychiatric ward of the Oshakati Intermediate Hospital, despite not requiring treatment. German citizen Ralf Gunter Domas told The Namibian this week the psychiatric ward has been his home since 22 March last year.He said he was brought to the hospital...