Indian officials meet to discuss immediate security measures for doctors

Indian officials meet to discuss immediate security measures for doctors

Short term measures to boost safety of Indian medical professionals will be the main agenda at a government meeting on Wednesday. This comes after the Supreme Court ordered making fundamental changes to safety provisions at hospitals after the rape and murder of a young doctor earlier this month. Ishan Garg tells us more from New Delhi.

August 28, 2024 22

World

Protests escalate in India following rape and murder of trainee doctor

Protests have escalated in India over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor. The Indian Medical Association has announced a 24-hour nationwide withdrawal of non-emergency services this weekend. Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.

August 16, 2024 30

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Oshiwambo

Eendokotola mo Kenya da shuna koilonga

Eendokotola mo ipangelo yepangelo mo Kenya oda dimina oku shuna keenele doilonga, konima eshi da kala mekangha la kwata oule wee hani ta diishilile pu 2. Davji Atellah, eli hamushanga we hangano lililepo eendokotola moshilongo osho, okwe shikoleka ko ikundaneki kutya, eendokotola oda ninga etokolo oku shuna koilonga, noku tula elineekelo lado mepangelo li kale la nyamukula komakemo oo ali aetififa ekangha. Eendokotola moshilongo osho ota ku lopotwa da kala […]

May 10, 2024 17 1 2

Oshiwambo

Osheendo shee Doctora da Windhoek sha talelapo oipangelo yoko mukunghulofuta

Osheendo sheendokotola dopounamiti dadja mo Windhoek, mekwatelo komesho lovanambelewa vehangano lo Cancer mo Namibia (CAN ) ovatalelapo oipangelo yokomukunghulofuta. Shelikwatelela kolopota youminsitry wonghalo nawa noudjolowele oyati, oipangelo yatalelwapo omwa kwatelwa oshipangelo shepangelo sha Walvis Bay oshoyo sha Swakopmund. Etalelepo leendokotola ola talika lili mouwa woku tulapo omafaneko nomadeulo eenghendabala doku dikapo ouclinika vomakwafelo oudu wokakela yokomavele kovanaudu moipangelo oyo. Etokolo ola landula eshi kwa tulwapo nale oka Clinic oko taka […]

March 12, 2024 27

Africa

Cuban speaker in Kenya over fate of abducted doctors

Cuba's parliament speaker is visiting Nairobi in a bid to uncover the fate of two Cuban doctors abducted in Kenya by Somalia-based jihadists almost five years ago, its foreign ministry said. The mission by Esteban Lazo comes after Al-Shabaab claimed in a statement that the two doctors had been killed in a US air strike in Somalia last week. Lazo "has travelled to Kenya in order to engage in urgent […]

February 22, 2024 22

Business / Economics

The Alexforbes Lead Story – 23 January

The Alexforbes Lead Story is back for 2024 and still tackling the topics that matter to you. In this episode David speaks to President of the Anaesthesiologists Society of Namibia, Dr. Jesse Mumba, and specialist anaesthetist, Dr Meandra Jordaan about the fact that NAMAF decided on a zero rate increase for 2024 and how this will impact not only them as specialists who only do in-hospital procedures, but also the […]

January 24, 2024 73

Health / Medical

No increase in member benefit for 2024

TO ALL: MEDIA PARTNERS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND MEMBERS OF MEDICAL AID FUNDS The Namibian Association of Medical Aid Funds (NAMAF) sets benchmark tariffs on an annual basis, which tariffs are used by all medical funds to set their member benefits from year to year. NAMAF continues to set these tariffs, despite being provided with a legal opinion from Senior Counsel that the setting of these tariffs by NAMAF does not […]

November 29, 2023 204

Health / Medical

NPPF open letter to patients and members of Namibian medical aid funds

Dear Patients and Members of Namibian Medical Aid Funds… The purpose of this communication is to provide some information on the latest developments within the Namibian private healthcare system, a system of such quality and standard that it even surpasses many systems in first-world countries. This is due in large part to a combination of excellent facilities, excellent practitioners and an excellent financial system providing a functional third-party payer (medical […]

November 16, 2023 517

Local

The reality of the medical aid fund industry: secrecy, abuse of public power and unregulated

BACKGROUND The medical aid fund industry recently informed the public and private sector healthcare providers that medical aid funds are experiencing financial difficulties, in that the funds are experiencing higher than expected claims as from 2022 and are now using past reserves to honour claims. In a presentation by Dr Johann van Zyl, an advisor to the Namibian Association of Medical Aid Funds (NAMAF) the main driver of the recent […]

November 2, 2023 16