HEALTH

Cancelled tenders leave healthcare on deathbed

Acute shortage of critical medicines

The health ministry says the cancellations have forced it into a situation where medicine is procured in 'cuca-shop' fashion.

Jemima Beukes

1 Year Ago - 2023-09-13 00:35:00

The cancellations and court battles delaying the procurement of pharmaceutical products has plunged the Namibian healthcare system into a life-threatening crisis where critical med ...

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