The Social Security Commission (SSC) yesterday announced that it will spend N$40 million on shelters for expectant mothers at Outapi, Katima Mulilo, Rundu and Aussenkehr.
The plight of pregnant women camping outside state hospitals before going into labour has been widely reported by Namibian Sun.
Especially in northern Namibia, such women travel long distances from their homes to camp next to the closest district hospital that provides safe normal and caesarean deliveries.
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