Namibia: Rundu State Hospital Out of Meds As Malaria Surges, Patients Told to Buy Their Own

Namibia: Rundu State Hospital Out of Meds As Malaria Surges, Patients Told to Buy Their Own

Rundu State Hospital has run out of essential medical supplies, forcing patients to buy their own medicine, including malaria test kits, amid a regional malaria surge.

No medicine crisis at Rundu Hospital, says health ministry – News Stand

Niël Terblanché A complete stock-out has not occurred at Rundu Intermediate Hospital, according to the Ministry of Health and Social Services, which has dismissed reports of a medicine and supply crisis as inaccurate. Responding to claims published in a national daily under the headline “Rundu Hospital Crisis: No medicine, no bandages, no malaria test kits,” the ministry’s executive director, Penda Ithindi, said the article contains “several fact

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Rundu State Hospital out of meds as malaria surges, patients told to buy their own

Rundu State Hospital has run out of essential medical supplies, forcing patients to buy their own medicine, including malaria test kits, amid a regional malaria surge. This comes after The Namibian last week reported that some operations at Windhoek Central Hospital, Katutura Intermediate Hospital, Keetmanshoop Hospital, and Rundu State Hospital have been put on hold due to a lack of anaesthetics. Anaesthetics are used to induce a temporary loss…