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Foundations of Public Policy on Health Coverage: A guide to …

WebUniversal Health Coverage (UHC) has gained great attention among policymakers and academics since the publication of the World Health Organization’s …

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Botswana faces lower disease burden but NCDs increasing

Web24th May 2022. By Sunday Standard Reporter. The future of Botswana’s public health is a mixed bag: the African Development Bank (AfDB) says that while the country faces a …

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Masisi vows to strengthen Botswana’s health system

WebPresident Mokgweetsi Masisi has promised to strengthen Botswana’s health systems to achieve universal health coverage as a means of attaining the Sustainable …

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Health, education and defence get largest share of budget

Web11th February 2022. By Kabelo Seitshiro. The Ministry of Health and Wellness has been allocated the largest share of 18.7 percent of the proposed Ministerial Recurrent Budget, …

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Botswana failing to generate mental health research needed to …

WebStudies conducted the last few years show that Botswana lacks access to high-quality mental health services, struggles with stigma and has a fragmented service …

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Botswana’s life expectancy rate drops-IHME study

WebA new study has found that on average, Batswana don’t get to live longer than they could have 14 years ago. A 2013 research by the Institute for Health Metrics …

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Lack of research on mental health concerning Sunday Standard

WebLack of research on mental health concerning. 1st December 2022. By Sunday Standard Reporter. Except for a few countries, global funding for mental health …

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Botswana achieves parity in education, health Sunday Standard

WebBotswana achieves parity in education, health. 12th April 2021. By Don-Martin Whande. Conventional wisdom states that gender gaps in schooling often result in …

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The rising burden of cancer in Botswana Sunday Standard

WebThe global burden of cancer is substantial. WHO predicts that morbidity and mortality due to cervical cancer will increase by more than 20 percent by 2025 in women …

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Experts advise Botswana to harness traditional medicine

WebThe Symposium called on Botswana to scale up the use of traditional medicine whose uptake is still relatively low. Some of the speakers indicated that this is …

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Minister Dikoloti allays fears of medicine shortages

WebMinister Dikoloti allays fears of medicine shortages. 20th January 2023. By Sunday Standard Reporter. In a media briefing on Monday, Botswana’s minister of …

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Are the kids alright

WebIn Botswana, the health of kids is supposed to be a big deal, apparently. After all enquiries about the health of children (bana ba tsogile jang?) almost always …

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Francistown’s Riverside Hospital opens dialysis centre

Web3rd July 2011. By Online editor. Riverside Hospital, a privately-owned health institution in Francistown, last week opened a Kidney Dialysis Centre in an effort to mitigate the …

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Botswana makes big gains in hygiene, sanitation standards

WebBotswana makes big gains in hygiene, sanitation standards. “Sanitation is more important than political independence,” Mahatma Gandhi once mentioned. These …

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Mahalapye District Hospital commissioned Sunday Standard

WebMahalapye District Hospital commissioned. 17th August 2008. By Online editor. President Ian Khama this week officially opened the new 260-bed state-of-the-art …

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Orapa & Letlhakane Mines Hospital attains international …

WebThe Debswana Orapa and Letlhakane Mines Hospital has been awarded accreditation by the Council for Health Services Accreditation of Southern Africa …

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Hundreds of Botswana nurses apply to work overseas

WebAn undisclosed number of Batswana nurses, running into hundreds have put in applications to work in the United Kingdom. As the UK mounts an aggressive …

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Bhagat to sue Medical Council for defamation Sunday Standard

WebCollins Legal Consultants, who are acting for Dr Bhagat, have already notified chairman and members of the Botswana Health Professions Council of their …

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Ministry holds Wellness Day Sunday Standard

Web23rd August 2010. By Online editor. The Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism (MEWT) on Friday held its Wellness Day in Gaborone with the theme “My Health, Key to …

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