Since the establishment of the University of Namibia School of Dentistry, the country has steadily improved on access to dentistry, although it still has a long way to go to meet World Health Organisation standards. Namibia has only three maxillofacial surgeons, two orthodontists, and one orthodontist who mostly operates in the private sector, something that the...
Tonateni Shidhudhu I recently experienced firsthand the exemplary medical treatment provided by the staff at Lady Pohamba Private Hospital. As a patient requiring continuous care and monitoring, I was struck by their high level of professionalism. This experience, contrasting sharply with my childhood hospitalisation and my subsequent familiarity with the varying standards of care in public...
Namibians who depend on blood transfusions to survive are grateful to the people who consistently donate blood so that they can have a chance at life. Camilla Mbaendavi (19) has been suffering from aplastic anaemia for two years, a severe hematologic condition in which the body fails to make blood cells in sufficient numbers, meaning...
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