PRESS RELEASE: PARTIAL OPENING OF THE JP KAVINDAMA PRIMARY HOSPITAL IN SHAKAWE THIS COMING MONDAY

The Ministry of Health informs members of the public that effective 24 October 2022, the JP Kavindama Primary Hospital in Shakawe will be open to the public for some specified services. These services include Outpatient Services, Social Work Services, Counselling Services, Pharmaceutical Services, Maternity Services (Labour and Delivery Services, Immediate Neonatal Care Services, Immediate Ante-Natal Care Services, Immediate Post-Natal Care Services) and Laboratory Services.

The opening of these services to the public, marks the second phase of the hospital opening, in line with His Excellency the President’s pledge to bringing health services closer to the people and also in fulfilment of the United Nations Development Goal number three, which aspires for good health and wellbeing of all people by 2030. The first phase was in 2021, when the hospital was used as a COVID-19 isolation centre. The next phase of the hospital opening will take place in 2023. This will include the opening of all other remaining services like Accidents and Emergencies Services, Out-patient Department Services, General consultations, Management of communicable and non-communicable diseases, Basic Physiotherapy Services, Dietetics Services, Basic Eye Services, Dental Services, Radiology – X-Ray and Ultra-Sound Services and Mortuary Services.

JP Kavindama Primary Hospital, which is named after the late Member of Parliament for Okavango, Mr Joseph Polaano Kavindama, is a new hospital in Shakawe that has 70 beds. The hospital is expected to be fully operational in 2023.

Members of the public will be kept informed about developments at this state of the art hospital.

Thank you.

Yours faithfully

[Signed]

Dr Christopher Nyanga

For Permanent Secretary