There are State hospitals in virtually all major towns in the country. In smaller
towns, villages and rural settlements there are well-equipped and staffed clinics and
healthcare centers which are operated by the Ministry of Health and Social
Services. Windhoek, the capital city has three private hospitals and there are six
more private hospitals in the major towns of Otjiwarongo, Tsumeb, Walvisbay,
Swakopmund and Ongwediva.
In order to decentralize medical expertise from Windhoek to other parts of the
country, the Ministry of Health and Social Services has adopted a road map for the
development of hospitals and health facilities: Windhoek Central Hospital is
currently the only Class “A” State Hospital. It is envisaged to add Oshakati Hospital
by 2023 and Rundu Hospital by 2030 to this category. There are currently three
intermediate referral hospitals (Class B Level 1) in the country and it is envisaged to
have four (4) by 2030. There is currently only one regional referral hospital (Class B
Level 2) in Namibia, but the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) plans to
have seven by 2018. There are currently thirty district hospitals (Class C) in the
country and the Ministry of Health and Social Services plans to have 36 by 2018.
There are forty-six Class D centres (Health Centre’s) in the country, and it is
envisaged having 52 by 2018; 55 by 2023 and 60 by 2030. There are 261 clinics
(Class E) at the moment in the country, and the MoHSS plans to have 300 in 2018;
320 in 2023 and 350 by 2030.
There is currently only one mental hospital in Namibia. The assessment of the
current situation with regard to specialized mental hospitals country wide has
already started and the MoHSS envisages having fully functional specialized mental
hospitals in Windhoek, Oshakati and Rundu by 2018 and another one in
Keetmanshoop by 2023.
There are no specialized mother and child hospitals in Namibia. The MoHSS plans
on having one in Windhoek by 2018; another one in Oshakati by 2023 and another
one in Rundu by 2030. Infectious Disease hospitals are also planned for Windhoek,
Oshakati and Walvis Bay by 2018. Apart from the one in Windhoek, another
oncology department is planned for Oshakati by 2018.
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