Health Financing & Data Skills: A UN Economic Commission for Africa workshop in Botswana, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone and Togo is training health ministries and statistics offices to show health spending as an economic investment, using country-owned data to build Social Accounting Matrices. Medicines Regulation: Botswana Medicines Regulatory Authority CEO Dr Seima Dijeng is consulting industry on a new Medicines and Related Substances Act (passed in December 2025) that will overhaul pharma rules, but is still awaiting full implementation. Inflation & Household Costs: Bank of Botswana Governor Lesego Moseki warns businesses and families to brace for persistent inflation pressures driven by fuel and electricity costs, livestock movement limits from foot-and-mouth disease, and global geopolitical shocks. TB Awareness: A quick explainer highlights why tuberculosis remains a major public health issue and stresses early detection and access to care. Paediatric Care & Media: RX Radio’s board appointment of South African CEO Dave Van Niekerk points to expansion plans for a child-led hospital radio model that supports young patients with chronic conditions, including in Botswana. Governance Gaps in Social Protection: Botswana’s midterm progress report notes real gains in pensions and child support, but admits flagship promises like higher old-age pension and tertiary allowances are still short, and sanitary pad supply has faced interruptions. Pharma & Cyber Risk (Food Retail Portal Leak): Hungry Lion says customer credentials were exposed for months, with researchers linking compromised records to online self-service portals across Botswana and the region.