EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EXPRESSES SATISFACTION WITH OSHAKATI ICU PROGRESS On a support visit to the Oshana Region, the Executive Director of the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Mr. Penda Ithindi, took time to assess the state of health infrastructure development and ongoing projects under the Ministry’s portfolio. His mission was clear to ensure that government investments in healthcare delivery translate into tangible improvements on the ground. As part of his visit, Mr. Ithindi toured the c

In the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Monash Medical Centre, Associate Nurse Unit Manager Fissaha Gobena is skillfully delivering complex care to critically ill people. ‘Fish’ as he is known to colleagues, is a long way from where he started his nursing career in Ethiopia. ‘[In my homeland] there was very little medical equipment or supplies. So, we had to do what we could to save lives,’ Fish told SBS. ‘There were a lot of infectious diseases, like malaria, typhoid and other fevers... but the mai