Govt, MVA Fund partner on emergency care
The Namibian government and the Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund have signed a partnership agreement to enhance emergency medical response and trauma care. The collaboration focuses on improving ambulance services, training, and facility infrastructure to reduce mortality rates from road accidents.
Why it matters
Strengthening emergency medical infrastructure is critical for public health outcomes in regions with vast geography and limited medical resources.
The government has acknowledged that distance, limited resources and delays in accessing emergency medical care can worsen the outcome for people injured in road crashes.
Minister of health and social services Esperance Luvindao says no Namibian’s chances of survival should depend on where a crash occurs or how far the victim is from appropriate medical care.
“We cannot accept a situation in which a Namibian’s chances of survival depend on where an accident occurs or how far that person is from appropriate care,” she says.
The minister was speaking at the signing of an agreement between the Ministry of Health and Social Services and the Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund to improve emergency medical response and trauma care.
The agreement will see the two institutions cooperate on ambulance services, trauma care equipment and facility improvements, emergency and trauma training, the transportation of injured people and continuation of treatment.
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