Across namibia, families are facing a healthcare crisis that cannot be dismissed as “last year’s issue”.
Children born in 2025 have gone months without basic immunisations – no deworming, no vitamin A, no vaccines.
That was in March. It’s now September. What has changed?
At towns like Oranjemund, parents seeking fever medication or antibiotics for their children are met with empty shelves. The only pharmacy in town is privately owned, and its prices are out of reach for most taxpayers. But this is not just an Oranjemund problem – it’s a national one. We hear about budget allocations and procurement reforms. We hear about lawsuits between suppliers and the Ministry of Health and Social Services. But what we don’t hear are clear answers: Where are the medicines? What is being done today – not yesterday – to fix this?
What’s worse, the very middlemen the ministry claims to be cutting out of government supply chains are still profiting – this time through private pharmacies. These are the same entities charging unaffordable prices to ordinary Namibians, while public clinics remain empty.
It’s not just a supply issue; it’s a cycle of exploitation.
Taxpayer money should not be tied up in legal battles. It should be used to stock our clinics, protect our children, and restore trust in our healthcare system.
Namibians deserve more than apologies and promises. We deserve action. We deserve transparency. We deserve a healthcare system that works – for everyone.
– Concerned Citizen
