Gender-based violence (GBV) shelters are faced with staff shortages, resulting in operational limitations.

In a ministerial statement, the Minister of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare, Doreen Sioka, addressed the issue regarding the operational status of government-funded shelters in the National Assembly.
Minister Sioka also emphasised the role of private shelters that are subsidised by the government in support of GBV survivors.

The demand for health care services is growing in the Erongo Region due to an ageing population, staff shortages, and an underdeveloped healthcare system.

During his State of the Region Address, Neville Andre says there is an aggravated lack of proper mental healthcare facilities and congested clinics and health centres both in Walvis Bay and Swakopmund districts due to urban migration.
 
Andre said the clinics were not built to accommodate a high number of patients.