Namibia marks emergency medical services day

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Namibia marks emergency medical services day

STORY: Namibia marks emergency medical services day DATELINE: July 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event in Windhoek STORYLINE: An event was held on Friday in Namibia's capital Windhoek to mark the National Emergency Medical Services (NEMS) Day. At the event site, a number of medical institutions showed the citizens the first aid equipment used in ambulances, and taught them professional first aid knowledge to deal with emergency situations. "The COVID-19 pandemic exposed many gaps and challenges in the provision of emergency care systems services. While it stretched our capacity to the limit, it also proved that our systems are resilient and can respond to shocks," the country's Minister of Health and Social Services Kalumbi Shangula said on Friday. According to statistics, among the 80 percent of the Namibian population who access and receive medical services from public health facilities, about 60 percent of patients seen at emergency depar

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