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Namibia: Ox-drawn carts used as ambulances at Kapako in Kavango West – News

Namibia: Ox-drawn carts used as ambulances at Kapako in Kavango West – News

Africa Links 24 with Lylie Joel
Published on 2025-08-10 06:00:00

In the remote stretches of the Kapako constituency in the Kavango West region, ox-drawn carts have become makeshift ambulances, and five families have paid the ultimate price for this inadequate access to healthcare.

The reality of the underserved constituency came into sharp focus during an ongoing Kavango West regional leadership engagement on Wednesday, where community members laid bare decades of neglect that have turned medical emergencies into death sentences.

“Many…

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