Namibian liberation struggle war veterans health & family challenges

The escalation in reports on earlier deaths of war veterans after retirement, Gender Based Violence (GBV), Dismissals and suicides, pain and sickness, health and family problems in Namibian liberation struggle veterans invited this study. The study found out that ninety nine percent of participants faced numerous health and family challenges after the liberation struggle. Poor vision and hearing, injuries, mental health, pain and diseases, separation from families and isolation, poverty, poor diet, poor performance and financial problems, and stress are the challenges they faced and some still facing just to mention a few. This study concluded that, many liberation struggle veterans faced and some are still facing health and family challenges that impact and influence their work performances, family relationships, their welfare and daily lives. Therefore the study recommends that the Namibian government and Ministry of Defense force take these study findings as state of emergency by offering necessary free treatments and assistance for the health and family challenges faced by the liberation struggle veterans.