Namibia launches tools to improve health financing


  • World
  • Thursday, 07 Dec 2023

WINDHOEK, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Namibia on Wednesday launched the National Health Account (NHA) and National AIDS Spending Assessment (NASA) tools to measure and track health spending in the country, aiming to improve health financing.

Speaking at the launch, Minister of Health and Social Services Kalumbi Shangula said the NHA serves as a tool to measure total health spending, while NASA tracks resources allocated to combating HIV/AIDS, offering insights into the effectiveness of these efforts.

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