Sick people must buy medicine from stores because the Rundu Hospital staff tell them supplies ran out. The hospital keeps many items locked away, unused, inside boxes in its storage room. Dad Jairus Johannes went there with his sick little girl, who kept throwing up. Staff told him no malaria tests existed, though reporters later saw test kits sitting in storage. He paid for tests elsewhere to help his daughter feel better.
Doctors perform emergency surgery only because they lack sleep aids for patients during operations. Health leaders blame poor teamwork between different parts of their system. One hurt person bought bandages himself since nurses said they had none left. He spent almost thirty dollars on wound wraps he needed right away. Local drug stores have noticed more hospital patients coming through their doors since April began. Twenty or thirty people show up daily after being turned away from free care spots.
Doctors perform emergency surgery only because they lack sleep aids for patients during operations. Health leaders blame poor teamwork between different parts of their system. One hurt person bought bandages himself since nurses said they had none left. He spent almost thirty dollars on wound wraps he needed right away. Local drug stores have noticed more hospital patients coming through their doors since April began. Twenty or thirty people show up daily after being turned away from free care spots.
