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Expectant mothers camp in squalor Helena Kalombe wakes up every morning with the hope that she will finally go into labour, so that she may return home with her newborn and be reunited with her family. Kalombe, who is nine months pregnant, has been camping in a small tent on an open site outside the Outapi District Hospital in the Omusati Region along with close to 100 other expecting mothers. Kalombe’s journey from her home village of Omatembu in the Kunene Region started five weeks ago, when she travelled to Outapi - about 100km away - to be closer to a health centre, while she waits to go into labour. “I left my young children at home so that I can deliver this baby that I am carrying with the assistance of professionals. It hasn’t been easy living in these deplorable conditions, but what is the alternative? We must endure,” said Kalombe. Read more at: m.namibiansun/local-news/expectant-mothers-camp-squalor
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 05:26:04 +0000

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