Namibia: Physiotherapists Shun State Hospitals

12 September 2007

Windhoek — There is a dire shortage of physiotherapists in the country's public health sector, according to statistics from the Namibian Society of Physiotherapy (NSP) that reveals there is only 65 registered practising physiotherapists in the entire country.

And only one out of the 65 works at one of the State hospitals.

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