Ondjiva - Namibia's Minister of Health and Social Services, Sakumbi Shangula, stated Friday in Ondjiva that his country intends to send Namibian doctors to work at the new Cunene General Hospital “Simione Mucune”.
Speaking to the press, on the sidelines of the inauguration of the largest hospital unit in the province, by the President of the Republic, João Lourenço, the Namibian leader highlighted the importance of this unit in providing care not only to Angolan patients, but also to Namibian patients, due to the shared border.
Sakumbi Shangula said that Namibia is interested in signing this cooperation protocol, in order to provide medical care to the sister nation and to strengthen health surveillance.
He recalled that the two countries have been cooperating for many years in the health sector, with Angolans being treated in health units in northern Namibia, as well as in the prevention and epidemiological surveillance of diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in cross-border communities.
The new unit, with a capacity of 220 beds, will provide several services such as paediatrics, obstetrics, endoscopy, biology, ophthalmology, stomatology, emergency care, minor surgery, X-rays, CT scans, haemodialysis and psychiatry.
The hospital, with 26 blocks, has four inpatient units, the same number of operating blocks, a haemodialysis unit with 12 chairs, a blood bank, psychiatric hospitalisation and eight medical residences.
The hospital also includes paediatrics, obstetrics, endoscopy, biology, ophthalmology, stomatology, emergency care, minor surgery, X-rays, CT scans, among others.
The President of the Republic has been working for three days in Cunene since Friday afternoon, where, in addition to the inauguration of the hospital, he will preside over the meeting of the Local Government Council and visit the construction project for the Nduê dam.FI/FA/LHE/ART/TED/DOJ
