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The cabinet has approved a universal health coverage policy to ensure all Namibians can access healthcare services without financial hardship. This initiative aligns with the country’s Vision 2030 and aims to address existing challenges in healthcare access, particularly in rural areas.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – TEXT OF THE NEWS – BLOCK 1 – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your news. PLEASE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The cabinet has approved a universal health coverage policy aimed at ensuring all citizens can access healthcare services without financial strain, according to the Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus. This initiative, announced during a media conference outlining the cabinet’s decisions for 2025, is designed to guarantee healthcare access for all Namibians across the country at any time. An inter-ministerial committee, spearheaded by the Ministry of Works and Transport along with the Ministries of Health, Finance, and the National Planning Commission, will develop the framework for implementation and funding. This move aligns with the country\u2019s Vision 2030 development plan and the Sustainable Development Goals. Currently, around 3 million people benefit from free healthcare at public facilities, but challenges in expanding access, especially in rural regions, persist. The government has previously considered options like a national health insurance scheme to enhance service delivery and financial viability.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – TEXT OF THE NEWS – BLOCK 2 – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your news. PLEASE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The cabinet has approved a universal health coverage policy to ensure all Namibians can access healthcare services without financial hardship. This initiative aligns with the country’s Vision 2030 and aims to address existing challenges in healthcare access, particularly in rural areas.The cabinet has approved a universal health coverage policy aimed at ensuring all citizens can…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2098,"featured_media":987765867,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[],"tags":[122,127],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987765865"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2098"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=987765865"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987765865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":987765905,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987765865\/revisions\/987765905"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/987765867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=987765865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=987765865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=987765865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}