Experts call for bridging of research into real-life health impact

APHRC head of policy engagement and communication Mamadou Diallo speaking during the National Science Research Translation Congress at APHRC headquarters, Nairobi on October 22, 2025/LEAH MUKANGAI Researchers and health experts have called for...

Zambia Receives Mobile Labs To Assist With Infectious Disease Response

Still contending with several significant infectious diseases, including cholera, Ebola and mpox, Southern Africa recently received a “game-changer” in the fight to prevent and contain outbreaks. As part of a civil-military partnership, Zambia’s...

Ranked: America’s Most Common Drugs by Medicare Spending

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Botswana faces new HIV scare as shortage of medicines deepens

The Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/Aids says the crisis is not an isolated supply-chain issue but a ‘systemic failure’ that demands urgent government intervention Botswana is facing a fresh public health emergency as shortages of condoms,...

The 50 most influential Black, Asian and minority ethnic people in health: Rising stars

Sponsored by Ruw Abeyratne Dr Abeyratne is director of health equality and inclusion at University Hospitals of Leicester Trust and a consultant in geriatric and general medicine. She has urged the NHS to recognise the value of community insight...

Namibia and Botswana partner on medicine procurement

Staff Reporter NAMIBIA and Botswana have agreed to a pooled procurement arrangement in the health sector, allowing the two countries to jointly negotiate more favourable medicine prices, reduce lead times, and improve supply chain efficiency. This...

We demand answers and medicine

Yet, two months later, Botswana’s health facilities remain empty, Batswana continue to suffer, while those elected to lead have fallen into a silence that is as deafening as it is deadly. The electorate is tired of political drama and demand...

HIVMA Honors Outstanding Achievements in HIV Clinical Education and Research With 2025 Awards

The HIV Medicine Association is pleased to recognize four members during IDWeek 2025 for their contributions to advancing the field of HIV medicine. “This year’s award winners have made tremendous contributions through their achievements in...

Russian Trafficking Nightmare

Young Batswana women are reportedly trapped in a Russian human trafficking scheme, coerced into military drone labor, while local and regional trafficking persists GAZETTE REPORTER Several young women from Botswana are reportedly among victims of...

Ranked: Countries With the Most Years in Poor Health

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Botswana inflation accelerates to 13-month high

Botswana's economy, previously fueled by its robust diamond industry, is facing significant challenges as inflation surges to a 13-month high, according to Onalethata Letlole, Sales Manager for FX & Money Markets at Stanbic Bank Botswana. During a...

Decimation of the donkeys: How over 6 MILLION animals are slaughtered and skinned every year to make Chinese 'miracle' youth serum

Over six million donkeys are brutally slaughtered every year to make a Chinese youth serum, a charity has warned. The animals are killed for their hides, which are boiled down to make 'ejiao' - a gelatine-like substance traditionally believed to...

Combating Gender Violence in Botswana: A Hopeful Horizons approach

In Botswana, a nation of 2.6 million, women possess only 64% of the legal rights afforded to men. This stark disparity endures despite impressive female enrollment in higher education and the country’s promising economic prospects. Against this...

Daytime Emmy Awards 2025: Complete winners list, ‘General Hospital’ wins outstanding drama series

The 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards 2025 honours the best and the boldest of daytime television. From soap operas with drama to culinary TV shows, these awards were hosted at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, California, in the early hours of...

Health experts urge women to prioritise self-examination

According to Dr Ngoni Kamhuka, breast cancer is the second most common cancer in Botswana after cervical cancer, affecting 20 in 100,000 women. However, Dr Kamhuka noted that most cases are diagnosed late, which worsens the prognosis. Speaking at...

Botswana bets on 186 high impact projects

The forward-looking initiative, which aims to drive industrialisation, investment and job creation, received close to 7,000 ideas, although less than 200 were picked. Officials told the inaugural Pula Investment Conference, held alongside the...

Cyber policy in action: A glimpse into the 2025 DC Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge

On March 13–14, 2025, the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative hosted its flagship Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge in Washington, DC—marking the fourteenth consecutive year of its cyber policy and strategy competition in the United States....

Five things to remember about Botswana’s ATI

The nation of Botswana is still mourning the untimely passing of one of the country’s lyrical powerhouse Atlasaone Molemogi, popularly know as ATI. From his bold social activism and cultural pride, ATI’s impact continues to echo across Southern...

What a shame these ODIs are not in Australia as an Ashes amuse-bouche

When the first England coach to win the Ashes for a generation came to reflect on his team’s momentous triumph in 2005, the most significant moment, Duncan Fletcher recalled, came not during the series itself, but in the build-up. At Edgbaston, in...

African scholars gather in Singapore for groundbreaking international education conference

The Admission Experts International Multidisciplinary Journal for Research, Publications, and Conferences (AEIMJRPC), in partnership with the Philippine Christian University (PCU), has successfully hosted yet another highly impactful International...