THE Oshakati State Hospital acting medical superintendent, Josephine Augustus, said they currently have a backlog of more than 600 cataract operations.
Ever since the first cataract surgical campaign conducted at Oshakati Hospital in 1996, with the logistical and technical support of the Government of Israel, at least 275 patients have had their sight restored and a total of 4 010 people have benefited from the same campaign between 1996 and 2013.
"I would like to thank the specialist team, who despite many challenges, sacrificed their time and added efforts to the noble cause of sight preservation and restoration by improving the eye health of fellow Namibians," said Augustinus at the closing ceremony of the eye cataract campaign held at the hospital last week Thursday.
Augustinus said the hospital was short of specialist infrastructure like the ophthalmic ward, surgical and consulting rooms and funding.
"Our hospital is undergoing massive infrastructural upgrading and renovations to cater for office space for various medical disciplines and clinical support services but without specialist skills and appropriate technology, such efforts are bound to fail in bringing about the desired outcomes,"Augustinus said.
Speaking at the same event, the Minister of Health and Social Services, Richard Kamwi, said the government is also faced with a lot of challenges like poor infrastructure at various hospitals countrywide and funds.
"People must not only judge us with negative thoughts but they should also applaud us when necessary," Kamwi narrated.
He said they will send more than 270 students abroad to Russia and Cuba to pursue their studies with a fully paid scholarships.
Ever since the first cataract surgical campaign conducted at Oshakati Hospital in 1996, with the logistical and technical support of the Government of Israel, at least 275 patients have had their sight restored and a total of 4 010 people have benefited from the same campaign between 1996 and 2013.
"I would like to thank the specialist team, who despite many challenges, sacrificed their time and added efforts to the noble cause of sight preservation and restoration by improving the eye health of fellow Namibians," said Augustinus at the closing ceremony of the eye cataract campaign held at the hospital last week Thursday.
Augustinus said the hospital was short of specialist infrastructure like the ophthalmic ward, surgical and consulting rooms and funding.
"Our hospital is undergoing massive infrastructural upgrading and renovations to cater for office space for various medical disciplines and clinical support services but without specialist skills and appropriate technology, such efforts are bound to fail in bringing about the desired outcomes,"Augustinus said.
Speaking at the same event, the Minister of Health and Social Services, Richard Kamwi, said the government is also faced with a lot of challenges like poor infrastructure at various hospitals countrywide and funds.
"People must not only judge us with negative thoughts but they should also applaud us when necessary," Kamwi narrated.
He said they will send more than 270 students abroad to Russia and Cuba to pursue their studies with a fully paid scholarships.
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