The Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) is conducting a study to address complaints of uneven distribution of coverage, high costs of services, and competition-related issues in the private healthcare system.

This will consider the period between 2001 and 2021 to understand competition issues in the private healthcare sector.

The private healthcare sector serves only 18% of the population with medical aid and is said to be skewed in structure and provision of services, while its state of competition is also not well understood.