Ministry of Health and Social Services Executive Director Ben Nangombe

COVID vaccine to cost Namibia N$200 million …only 20% of population to access drug

COVID vaccine to cost Namibia N$200 million …only 20% of population to access drug

Andrew Kathindi It has emerged that Namibia must spend around N$200 million on the COVID-19 vaccine that will only be made available to 20 percent of the population. This comes as Ministry of Health and Social Services Executive Director Ben Nangombe revealed that the government, last week, already processed payment for the initial 15 percent of the fee, which came up to N$29 million following Treasury approval. Nangombe told Windhoek Observer that he is unsure when the vaccine is likely to reach Namibia but that it was unlikely to be this year. Given that the vaccine has only been rolled…
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