- Seven in 10 Namibians (69%) say they went without medical care at least once during the past year, including 20% who report lacking medical attention “many times” or “always” (Figure 1).
- Three-fifths (60%) of respondents report having had contact with a public clinic or hospital during the previous year (Figure 2).
- Among respondents who had contact with a public health care facility, majorities say they encountered long waiting times (91%), a lack of medicines or supplies (84%), an absence of medical personnel (80%), and/or poor facilities (79%) (Figure 3). o Half (50%) say high costs prevented them from receiving the requisite medical care.
- About six in 10 Namibians (59%) rate the government as doing “fairly badly” or “very badly” at improving basic health care services (Figure 4).
- But fully two-thirds (66%) say they trust the Ministry of Health and Social Services “somewhat” (35%) or “a lot” (31%) (Figure 5).
More than two-thirds of Namibians say they went without medical care at least once during the past year, according to a new Afrobarometer survey.
Among six in 10 citizens who had contact with a public clinic or hospital over the past year, majorities report encountering poor facilities, absence of personnel, lack of medicines or supplies, and/or long waiting times. About half say they couldn’t afford the medical care they needed.
While a majority rate the government poorly on improving basic health care services, survey findings show that two-thirds of respondents trust the Ministry of Health and Social Services.
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