Aging infrastructure

Aging infrastructure, staff shortages hampering Zambezi healthcare delivery… National Council’s meeting reveals urgent upgrades needed

Aging infrastructure, staff shortages hampering Zambezi healthcare delivery… National Council’s meeting reveals urgent upgrades needed

Hertta-Maria Amutenja Hospital and clinics in the Zambezi region are struggling to deliver adequate health services to residents due to outdated facilities, staff shortages, and limited funding, the National Council’s Standing Committee on Health, Social Welfare, and Labour Affairs has been told. The dilapidated state of healthcare facilities in the Zambezi region was brought to the fore when National Council Committee member met regional Health Ministry representatives yesterday to review the state of health facilities and the problems they face in providing quality healthcare. “Katima Mulilo District Hospital, the Zambezi region’s only hospital, is suffering from a lack of critical…
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