||Kharas faced with workforce shortage in health directorate

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2025-07-23
WINDHOEK, 02 July 2025 - ||Kharas governor, Dawid Gertze. (Photo: Contributed) WINDHOEK, 02 July 2025 - ||Kharas governor, Dawid Gertze. (Photo: Contributed)
KEETMANSHOOP, 23 JUL (NAMPA) - ||Kharas Governor, Dawid Gertze, has said the directorate of health and social services in the region is grappling with a severe workforce shortage and is currently operating at only 35 per cent of its required capacity.
Gertze revealed this during his State of the Region Address here on Tuesday, saying the health and social services sector is critical to the well-being and resilience of communities. The governor sa...
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