AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoBlood Safety Watch: WHO warns Botswana’s National Blood Transfusion Service faces serious weaknesses—fragmented coordination, ageing equipment, weak information systems, and recurring shortages of lab supplies—calling for urgent reforms to protect safe, reliable blood. Healthcare Cost Fight: Botswana’s doctors, dentists and medical practitioners are pushing back hard against proposed VAT on private healthcare, saying it could make treatment unaffordable and drive patients to delay care. Public Pressure Builds: A fast-growing petition against the private health tax has already gathered thousands of signatures, framing healthcare as a human right and challenging President Duma Boko’s “human rights” agenda. Child Protection Alarm: BONELA reports child marriages persist in parts of Botswana, linking the practice to cultural and religious beliefs and noting school dropouts and early pregnancy risks. Food Safety Lawsuit: Gaborone City Council fined Spar Broadhurst after a court case alleged a customer fell ill from expired mabele mageu, with hygiene concerns also found during inspections. Animal Health Collaboration: Botswana and South Africa are part of a SADC push to eradicate foot-and-mouth disease, including joint action plans, better diagnostics, and coordinated cross-border vaccination.
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