Climate Summit health focus urged as vector-borne diseases spike

Health experts say next week’s Africa Climate Summit offers a high-stakes opportunity to prioritise a sector that is on the frontline of the human impacts of global warming. In Southern Africa, countries such as Botswana, eSwatini, Namibia, and...

UN to probe Botswana on Basarwa rights

The United Nations has announced it will launch a probe into Botswana’s treatment of the Basarwa, also known as the San, following persistent allegations of human rights violations against the indigenous community. The investigation comes amid...

UN exposes gaps in Botswana’s Disability Inclusion

A new United Nations (UN) report has delivered a pointed critique of Botswana’s disability rights efforts, warning that despite legislative milestones, systemic failures in oversight, outdated laws, and entrenched stigma continue to marginalise...

Botswana’s health crisis: The silent fracture in the nation’s promise

The statement, stripped of bureaucratic gloss, read with chilling directness. For most Batswana, these words were not mere policy adjustments. They heard the sound of the floor giving way beneath their feet. In a country where the public health...

Botswana announces public health emergency

(MENAFN) Botswana’s President Duma Boko declared a public health emergency on Monday, citing severe strain on the country’s healthcare system due to past mismanagement. The announcement came after Boko’s historic victory in last year's elections,...

FAO launches new projects to transform Botswana's agricultural sector

GABORONE, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Thursday launched eight new projects for Botswana to support the country's vision of transforming its agricultural sector to drive economic growth...

Why once-thriving Botswana is in tears

In a new widely circulated YouTube video, “Miracle to Meltdown: The Sudden Fall of Botswana Explained”, the outspoken but often divisive South African activist and content creator Willem Petzer, the country frequently hailed as Africa’s “shining...

Botswana’s incredible HIV success story, explained in one chart

Botswana has been getting a lot of calls lately from across the African continent, prodding the nation — once “at risk of extinction” from HIV — to tell the world how they did the impossible: squash childhood HIV rates. The number of children...

Botswana declares national health emergency as medical supply chain breaks down

Botswana’s president, Duma Boko, declared a national health emergency on Monday 25 August as the country faced severe and widespread shortages of essential medicines, supplies, and equipment. The country’s health ministry had warned of the...

What Caused Botswana’s Public Health Emergency?

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Botswana, a global leader in tackling HIV/AIDS, declares a public health emergency; China reroutes its exports to African nations; and radical left-wing South African politician...

Botswana declares public health emergency

Botswana’s President Duma Boko declared a public health emergency because of a shortage of essential medicines and medical equipment. The economy in the world’s top diamond producer by value has been hit by a downturn in the precious stone’s...

Foot and mouth disease: Small farmers in KZN call for equitable vaccine distribution

Small-scale farmers in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) have raised concerns regarding the distribution of foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccines in the province, which highlighted the need for improved access in rural areas. Mbongeni Sikhakhane, the KZN...

Botswana lures Japanese investment

Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe, who is also the Minister of Finance, is currently in Tokyo, where he sold the country’s ambitions to the Asian economic power. In an endeavour to navigate the country from reliance on diamonds, Botswana has invited...

Botswana diamond market downturn, US aid cuts leads to national public health emergency

Botswana has declared a public health emergency as it faces a shortage of essential medicines and medical equipment. President Duma Boko made the announcement in a televised address on Monday, setting out a multimillion-dollar plan to rectify the...

Botswana aims to raise over R3 billion to tackle medication shortage

The government of Botswana intends to raise 2.5 billion Pula, which translates to R3.2 billion by the end of September, to address its public health challenges. This is after President Duma Boko announced the declaration of a state of public...

Botswana declares public health emergency over medical shortages as Trump aid cuts hit

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Botswana declares public health emergency as medicines run out

GABORONE, Botswana — Botswana declared a public health emergency on Monday after hospitals ran out of essential medicines due to depleted government coffers and steep cuts in US aid. The diamond-rich southern African country has relied heavily on...

Botswana’s president declares health emergency over supply shortages

Botswana’s president has declared a public health emergency due to shortages of essential medicines and equipment, as a downturn in the global diamond market and US aid cuts take a toll on the country’s finances. The announcement came after the...

FMD update: new industry-government task team to tackle disease

South Africa’s fight against foot-and-mouth disease requires a complete overhaul of systems and stronger collaboration across the livestock sector, Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen said on Monday at a media briefing. The aim of the...

Botswana clinics run out of medicine

News / National by Staff reporter 4 hrs ago | Views Botswana's President Duma Boko declared a public health emergency on Monday, saying the national medical supply chain had failed, leaving hospitals and clinics short of medicine and other vital...