Namibia: Staff Shortage Delays Medicine Deliveries

A SHORTAGE of staff at the leading public pharmacy at the Windhoek Central Hospital has caused a two-week delay in the delivery of crucial medicine to several old age-homes in Windhoek.

The manager at the privately owned Oude Rus retirement home in Windhoek, Schalk van der Merwe, yesterday said for the past two weeks, they have been experiencing problems with the delivery of the drugs because public health officials say there is a shortage of staff at the pharmacy. Added to that, Van der Merwe also said he was informed that the drug for high blood pressure, Perindopril is also out of stock.

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