Minister of Health and Social Services Dr Richard Kamwi says he plans to employ seven refugee nurses from Osire Refugee Camp as his ministry strives to beef up its skeleton health personnel at the camp where thousands of refugees from different African countries are housed.

The move is also aimed at employing qualified nurses whose skills are being wasted for the simple reason that they are in a refugee camp.

The seven are a mixture of Angolan and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) nationals currently not employed given their refugee status in the country.

Kamwi during his familiarisation tour to Osire Refugee Camp on Wednesday said the ministry was prepared to take seven qualified nurses into its staff establishment.

Two of the seven will be assigned to Otjiwarongo Hospital that is reported to have a critical shortage of nursing staff. Read more