There is a need for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to adopt healthy lifestyles to address the Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) that Botswana and all the countries in the region face. Delivering …
Read moreSeventeen-year-old Keneilwe dreams of someday becoming a pharmacist. “There was a shortage of pharmacists at my clinic, and always long lines,” she recalls of previous visits. “I thought I could help them.” Keneilwe grew up watching her mother, Cecilia, take daily medication prescribed by the clinic. “I thought it was for blood pressure,” she says.
Read moreBotswana has become the first high-burden country to be certified for achieving an important milestone on the path to eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV by the World Health Organization (WHO). High-burden HIV countries are defined as those with more than 2% of pregnant women living with the virus. Botswana has achieved the “silver tier” status, which moves it closer to eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmission. WHO awards this certification to countries which have brought the mother-to-child HIV transmission rate to under 5 %; provided antenatal care and antiretroviral treatment to more than 90 % of pregnant women; and achieved an HIV case rate of fewer than 500 per 100,000 live births.
Read moreBotswana is taking steps towards the elimination of intestinal worm infections in school-going children. However, the infestations of both schistosomiasis (SCH) and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are widespre…
Read moreFollowing the first port health stakeholders meeting which was held on the 23rd of September 2021 in Gaborone, the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Offi…
Read moreThe Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) hosted the implementation of sentinel surveillance for influenza meeting supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Botswana on the 24th of September 2021.
Read moreWhile international transport, travel, and trade contribute to the economic development and welfare of populations, they may also pose public health risks. Today’s high traffic at airports, ports and ground crossings pla…
Read moreBotswana is taking steps towards the elimination of intestinal worm infections or soil-transmitted helminths in school-going children. Between 12 and 18 September, technical WHO staff supported the Ministry of Heal…
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