A waiting shelter for expectant mothers and newborns was inaugurated at the Katima Mulilo clinic in the Zambezi Region.

The shelter is financed by the Social Security Commission and can accommodate 80 expectant mothers at a time.

It has an indoor and outdoor kitchen, courtyards, and a multi-purpose room to be used by mothers for crafts and other activities.

Inaugurating the facility, former First Lady and Patron Penehupifo Pohamba said the shelter will help vulnerable mothers who are often left to explore unsafe options.