Medical Control Board

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the discredited 2003 BHF tariff declared illegal by the South African Competition Commission and contain copyrighted (outdated) SAMA codes

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registrations have surged—often without regard for sustainability or proper oversight—NAMAF continues to impose outdated tariffs and unmandated clinical rules.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