Category Archives: Health
Collaboration between govt and non-governmental organizations important – Seakgosing
Health Minister, Dr John Seakgosing, says collaboration between government and non-governmental organizations is important in stopping efforts by the tobacco industry to thwart effective tobacco control. The minister made the remarks yesterday during the World No Tobacco Day commemorations that … Continue reading
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Anti Tobacco Network to lobby govt to implement WHO Framework convention on tobacco
The Anti Tobacco Network says it will lobby government to implement WHO Framework convention on tobacco control in order to stop the industry from taking advantage of poor communities to indulge in the sale of tobacco in the country. The … Continue reading
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Water shortage forces Ramotswa hospital to transfer patients to Gaborone
The current water shortage across the country has forced Bamalete Lutheran Hospital in Ramotswa to transfer patients to Gaborone referral hospitals. Speaking to Gabz Fm news this afternoon, the Hospital’s acting Manager, Vincent Appathurai says the water shortage has worsened … Continue reading
More circumcisions will lead to reductions in the prevalence of HIV -MOH
National HIV/Aids Coordinator in the Health Ministry, Conrad Ntshuabe, says if 80 percent of Batswana males are circumcised, this would lead to significant reductions in the prevalence of HIV in the population. He says his ministry is facing challenges in … Continue reading
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Most clinics and hospitals in Lobatse faced with an acute shortage of drugs
Lobatse Deputy Mayor, Malebogo Kruger, says most clinics and hospitals in Lobatse are faced with an acute shortage of drugs. Speaking at the midterm Review of the Lobatse Urban Development Plan 3 this morning, Kruger said the town’s drug availability … Continue reading
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Safe Male Circumcision campaign experiencing hiccups in its initial stages
Health officials have conceded that the Safe Male Circumcision campaign had hiccups in the initial stages of the exercise. But now they say they are unable to cope with the increasing numbers of men wanting undergo through the procedure in … Continue reading
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Safe Male Circumcision numbers too overwhelming for the Ministry
The Ministry of Health says hospitals that offer Safe Male Circumcision are unable to cope with the increasing numbers of males who are eager to be circumcised. Director of HIV/AIDs Prevention and Care in the Ministry, Dr Refeletswe Lebelonyane told … Continue reading
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Doctors across the country concerned with workload
Some doctors attending the ongoing Senior Management meeting of the Health Ministry in Gaborone have expressed concern at their workload, saying they are forced to attend to hundreds of patients a day. One of the doctors who wished to remain … Continue reading
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BVI supplying Egypt with 2 million doses of vaccines for a foot and mouth disease
The Botswana Vaccine Institute, BVI, says it is supplying Egypt with 2 million doses of vaccines for a foot and mouth disease outbreak that hit that country at the beginning of the year. It says it dispatched the first batch … Continue reading
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NACA, has signed grants with TEC and Makgabaneng.
The National AIDS Coordinating Agency, NACA, has signed grant agreements with the Tertiary Education Council and the radio program, Makgabaneng. It wants them to come up with new and innovative approaches to strengthen HIV prevention in Botswana. The two institutions … Continue reading
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