Oshakati State Hospital files rot on the floor

The hospital’s record-keeping is so screwed up that patient files are literally getting soaked on the floor.

Oshakati State Hospital’s mess

• Oshakati State Hospital ran out of proper space for records.
• Staff had to stash files in a half-finished tin shack.
• Budget problems stopped them from finishing that temporary storage.
• Some patient folders ended up on beds nobody can use.

Job Amupanda calls it out

• Amupanda slammed the record-keeping in a Monday social media post.
• He warned the risk to patient care is seriously not okay.
• His movement backs the government’s vision but hates the follow-through.
• He stressed medical histories are getting wrecked by water and pests.

The acting superintendent explains

• Ndawapeka Nhinda said they had to get creative after space ran out.
• She confirmed their makeshift setup doesn’t meet archive laws.
• Humidity forced them to ship some files to a warehouse in Ongwediva.
• She admitted more patients mean the file pile keeps growing.

Archives law is ancient

• Namutenya Hamwaalwa said the current Archives Act is super outdated.
• He argued it needs an urgent revamp for physical and digital records.
• Cabinet already signed off on reviewing the law.
• The fix will involve the prime minister’s office and tech ministry.

Data rules are a mess too

• The prime minister’s office banned public cloud for government data.
• Rhingo Mutambo said they can’t host anything outside Namibia’s borders.
• They’re waiting for a data protection bill and a cloud policy first.