Ohangwena Health Director John Hango expressed satisfaction with the increase in the number of key health professionals, mainly doctors, dentists, and pharmacists.

Hango says Okongo and Eenhana district hospitals, which were previously managed by only one doctor, now have sizeable numbers of doctors.

Okongo now has three, Eenhana has 10, and Engela has 13.

Each hospital has at least one pharmacist and a dentist.

The Okongo District Hospital in Ohangwena Region is still without an operating theatre, which Health Director John Hango says remains a major obstacle to the adequate provision of health care systems in the region.

The non-availability of a theatre at the hospital has resulted in staff making use of the casualty or any other rooms available to conduct minor operations.

More serious cases, like caesarean sections, are referred to Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital, which is 200 kilometres away.

The abandonment of the construction of Onanghulo Clinic in the Ohangwena Constituency is depriving the residents of health services.

Many years have passed, and residents still travel long distances to health facilities.

The construction site was handed over in 2016, and the clinic was scheduled for completion in 2018.

The contractor abandoned the project after performing poorly, resulting in the termination of the contract.