The Oshikuku Town Council has reaffirmed its commitment to providing affordable housing solutions for ultra-low and low-income earners.

Oshikuku Mayor Julia Endjambi says the council's recent allocation of 23 plots to members of the Shack Dwellers Federation marks a significant step forward in the ongoing efforts to ensure that all residents have a place to call their own.

The initiative underscores the council's dedication to fostering a more equitable and sustainable living environment for individuals and families facing financial constraints.

Earning too low an income can present a variety of problems for families, with access to health care being the most complex and prevalent.

38-year-old Olga Ngola worked as a domestic worker until an interstitial lung disease robbed her family of an income and subjected her to an oxygen machine.

Ngola was diagnosed with interstitial lung disease almost four years ago.

The disease describes a large group of disorders, most of which cause progressive scarring of the lungs and eventually affect one's ability to breathe.