Update – System Reform and Cost Study Progress The NPPF remains committed to sector reform and engages with a wide range of stakeholders to find common ground. Some of these engagements are informal, with the objective of creating meaningful outcomes. We therefore welcomed NAMAF’s recent sentiments recognising the urgency of systemic reform in the private […]
Dear Colleagues, One of NPPF’s biggest concerns remains the actions of statutory bodies that disadvantage the practitioner–patient relationship. We continue to engage with role players, including NAMAF, to move away from a funder–administrator model without an ethical framework, towards a patient–provider inclusive model with shared ethical obligations. A key barrier to fairness is the NAMAF Benchmark Tariff, which has
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TIME IS UP! LAST DESPERATE CALL FOR COST STUDY The Namibia Private Practitioners Forum (NPPF) has fought since 2012 to expose flaws in NAMAF’s benchmark tariffs, which were according to the first cost study based on the discredited 2003 BHF tariff declared illegal by the South African Competition Commission and contain copyrighted (outdated) SAMA codes
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Dear Colleagues, Namibia’s private health sector is at a tipping point. While practitioner registrations have surged—often without regard for sustainability or proper oversight—NAMAF continues to impose outdated tariffs and unmandated clinical rules. At the same time, the HPCNA’s apparent growth targets raise serious concerns about financial incentives and systemic strain. We are asking just one
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This communication was addressed to our Honourable Minister of Health and Social Services – Dr Esperance Luvindao
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