Nangombe places hope on state-of-the-art medical machinery

Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Ministry of Health and Social Services spends more than N$50 million annually on dialysis services that are provided by private health facilities. Ben Nangombe, the Executive Director of the health ministry, has placed his hope in state-of-the-art machinery set to cost N$6 million to provide dialysis facilities for Namibians. The ministry currently only offers dialysis services at three public hospitals. The funding will increase the renal dialysis treatment capacity at the Oshakati, Katutura, Rundu, Keetmanshoop, Katima Mulilo, Walvis Bay and Otjiwarongo state hospitals. Nangombe said the representatives of the health ministry appeared before the Parliamentary Standing Committee…