Healthcare services in Kavango East affected by growing population
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Healthcare services in the Kavango East Region are unable to cater to the region's population growth.
Kavango East Governor, Bonifatius Wakudumo, says health facilities are crumbling under pressure, not only from locals but also from patients needing treatment from neighbouring Angola.
The region is vast, and locals who can afford it are sometimes forced to travel long distances for medical care, but for the unfortunate majority, it is a different story.
In March, four minors from Livayi village died of suspected food poisoning.