Health facilities to be constructed in //Kharas

KEETMANSHOOP – Discussions are ongoing to resolve the impasse between the ministry of health and social services and its contractor for the completion of the tuberculosis hospital at Keetmanshoop.According to the ministry’s executive director, Ben Nangombe, the construction of the hospital started in August 2015 and was expected to be completed in August of 2016.The hospital is 86% completed, Nangombe said. About N$46.2 million has been budgeted for the hospital, of which some N$34 million has already been spent.Nangombe further said that the ministry appointed a new contactor to build prefabricated staff accommodation at Tses, Warmbad and Aroab clinics after the initial contractor failed to carry out the job. “The contract was terminated on 5 October 2015 due to non-performance and a new contractor appointed in 2018 is on course to finalise the project within the stipulated contract period,” he said.For this project, about N$4.7 million was budgeted and around N$2.3 million was spent so far. Deep SouthThe Oranjemund town council has provided the ministry with land for the construction of staff accommodation and a health centre. The designs for the construction of those facilities are finalised and approved by the ministry of works and transport and will cost the N$49 million.The ministry plans to build a staff accommodation and a new health centre at Aussenkehr as the current clinic is too small, Nangombe said. “The clinic has limited consulting rooms as well as no space for overnight patients. During the peak grape season Aussenkehr has a coverage population of 40 000 people,” he said.The //Kharas regional council provided land for the construction of these facilities and a detailed design was also approved by the ministry of works and transport. - Nampa

Health facilities to be constructed in //Kharas

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