Luvindao warns of patient risks as medical stores operate below minimum levels

NAMPA
2025-09-10
WINDHOEK, 08 September- Minister of Health and Social Services, Esperance Luvindao. (Photo by Eba Kandovazu). NAMPA. WINDHOEK, 08 September- Minister of Health and Social Services, Esperance Luvindao. (Photo by Eba Kandovazu). NAMPA.
WINDHOEK, 10 SEP (NAMPA) - The government's central medical store has been consistently understocked for the past two years, operating at 57 per cent below the minimum requirement of 80 per cent, according to Health and Social Services Minister Dr Esperance Luvindao.
In a ministerial statement in the National Assembly on Tuesday, Luvindao said the state of affairs has had a tangible impact on the care of state patients.
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