Health officials say poor teamwork caused the medicine shortage at Rundu Hospital. They point to bad tracking between local teams and the central warehouse for late order delivery. But they claim all other hospitals have enough anesthesia drugs.
This answer comes after a newspaper reported supply problems at several major hospitals on April 30. The ministry says this story contains mistakes because reporters never checked facts, even though they sent questions. They insist large hospitals like Windhoek Central and Katutura have plenty of medicine right now.
Officials created a new digital system to monitor medical supplies better across regions and warn the media against spreading wrong information. At current levels, most anesthesia drugs will last one to 47 months. Only Alfentanil injections are completely out of stock, but officials say they are fixing this problem.
This answer comes after a newspaper reported supply problems at several major hospitals on April 30. The ministry says this story contains mistakes because reporters never checked facts, even though they sent questions. They insist large hospitals like Windhoek Central and Katutura have plenty of medicine right now.
Officials created a new digital system to monitor medical supplies better across regions and warn the media against spreading wrong information. At current levels, most anesthesia drugs will last one to 47 months. Only Alfentanil injections are completely out of stock, but officials say they are fixing this problem.
