About HIFN

The aims and objectives are the following;

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• To represent and advance the interests of the Private Health Care sector and Namibian Health Industry in its entirety;

• To develop and advance an accurate and fair understanding of the contribution of the Private sector;

• To influence and positively impact the regulatory environment in which the Private Health sector operates;

• To engage with Government to develop solutions for sustainable healthcare;

• To develop proposals for leveraging the contribution of the Private Healthcare sector to the overall healthcare system;

• To identify barriers to – and develop enablers for – affordability in the Private Healthcare sector;

• To assist and empower membership associations by providing advice, guidance, comparative experience and a forum for discussion

• To promote unity within the Private Healthcare sector;

 

The forum will have the powers to perform the following, including to:

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• Hold public meetings, workshops, seminars, symposia and conferences;

• Publish position papers;

• Lobby Parliament;

• Engage Government and other interested parties

• Issue press statements and hold press conferences

• Commission research

 

The forum will make decisions as follows;

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• The forum will seek to make decisions by consensus

• Consensus will exist of there is clear weight on an issue.  HIFN chairperson will determine of issue exist

• If consensus is not achieved, a vote will be taken to determine issue under consideration

• A simple majority of votes will determine the issue

• A dissenting association will have the right to minute its objection to  the decision