Residents of Anichab settlement in the Kunene Region and the surrounding farms want the current clinic properly furnished.

Currently, the clinic only has a consulting room that serves over a hundred patients daily.

One of the residents is Patricia Kazakoka, who walks 15 kilometres from Farm Onverwag to reach the clinic, a journey she described as challenging. 

She added that the clinic is poorly equipped, understaffed, and unable to cater for the population, leading to long waiting hours.

"We lack transport to get to the clinic when we get sick, and it's very challenging, especially when someone needs to be admitted. And when we get to the clinic, there are no beds or basic health resources, such as checking our blood pressure. The government must please assist and provide ambulances for these areas where there are many farms, and we also need to extend the clinic because it is very small to cater for everyone."

Procuring basic resources such as batteries is difficult. Due to a lack of nurses' accommodation, some have to travel from Khorixas, which delays operations at the clinic.

Unicef Country Representative and Japan's Ambassador to Namibia have both recognised the challenges faced by the locals and medical staff. 

They have committed to working together with various stakeholders to find solutions that will improve services.

The clinic caters for the residents of both Kunene and Erongo Regions, as its location is just divided by a river.