Health Ministry gets budget boost

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2025-05-08

WINDHOEK, 22 March 2025 - Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Esperance Luvindao. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 08 MAY (NAMPA) – The nearly N.dollars 12.3 billion allocation to the Ministry of Health for the 2025/26 financial year will enable the ministry to continue transforming Namibia’s health and social services for the benefit of all citizens.
This was said by Health Minister, Esperanza Luvindao, during her budget speech in the National Assembly on Tuesday. The N.dollars 12.268 billion allotment represents an 8.2 per cent increase from last...

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