Le fils d’Obolokamang Mahupe a commencé à présenter des symptômes de la grippe, qui se sont ensuite aggravés. Grâce aux leçons apprises de l’équipe d’intervention contre le paludisme dans son village de Kaxwi, dans le district d’Okavango, elle a pu reconnaître les symptômes et rechercher immédiatement une assistance médicale.
Lire la suiteThe need for blood transfusions is constant, with thousands of people in Botswana relying on donated blood for various medical conditions, surgeries, and emergencies. However, the supply of blood often falls short of the…
Lire la suiteIn continued support to improve Botswana’s emergency preparedness and response plan, WHO is conducting Basic Emergency Care (BEC) training sessions across the country. Developed by WHO in collaboration with the Internati…
Lire la suiteMinistry of Health together with WHO Botswana, commemorated World Malaria Day in Maun on the 12th of May. This event catered to a diverse audience, including local malaria survivors who have received life-saving malaria …
Lire la suiteThe WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Matshidiso Moeti visited Botswana to engage with the country leadership and discuss the organization of the seventy-third session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa (RC73) th…
Lire la suite“I was unconscious, with severe headache and fever. Three days later, my family and I realized it was malaria after being tested at a nearby health post.” A community member of Mogotho Village from Okavango, one of Botsw…
Lire la suiteBotswana conducted a two-round polio supplementary vaccination campaign against the circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus type 2 (cVDPV2) in early 2023. Targeting the entire population of seven years old and below, 360…
Lire la suiteTwenty years ago, Thongbotho Mphoyakgosi, wanted to be a social worker. “But fate had me here,” she laughs, as she gestures to her surroundings at the National Health Laboratory, in Botswana’s capital city, Gaborone.
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