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Government admits to administering substandard TB medication

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The government has admitted that hundreds of tuberculosis (TB) patients were given medication of reduced effectiveness in 2025. The medication prompted a rise in...
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Medicine stocks fell to 17% during health emergency, Parliament told

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The public health system was pushed to the brink during last year’s State of Public Health Emergency, with the availability of critical life-saving medicines...
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Botswana Advances Toward Equitable Healthcare With National Health Insurance Reform

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The engagement on National Health Insurance (NHI) highlighted the shared commitment to transforming Botswana’s health system into one that is equitable, efficient, and people-centred. Speaking...
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Gov’t launches emergency procurement drive for medication 

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The government has rolled out an aggressive emergency procurement programme to stabilise supplies of critical medicines across public health facilities, Minister of Finance Ndaba...
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Health Ministry Grilled Over Withdrawn TB Medication

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The Ministry of Health has been called upon to explain whether tuberculosis (TB) patients in Botswana were administered medication of reduced effectiveness last year,...
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Gambling Authority Social Club Donates Life-Saving IV Fluids to PMH

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The Gambling Authority Social Club has handed over a vital donation of 1,200 litres of intravenous (IV) fluid to Princess Marina Hospital. With Botswana’s national...
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Botswana Strengthens Global Ties in Women’s Health at International FIGO Meeting

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Botswana has taken a significant step toward strengthening maternal and reproductive health services through high-level international engagement at a global obstetrics and gynaecology forum...
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Saleshando critisizes government  over failing health system

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The Leader of Opposition (LOO), Dumelang Saleshando says Batswana are dying not from a lack of funding, but from the collapse of public health...
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Boko’s State of Health Emergency Fails to Offset Deepening Medical Shortages

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President Duma Boko’s declaration of a state of public health emergency has failed to arrest worsening shortages of medicines, medical supplies and diagnostic services...
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Infant Milk Stocks Run Out, Health Ministry Restricts Distribution

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Botswana’s Ministry of Health has confirmed a critical shortage of infant formula, forcing authorities to restrict distribution as efforts continue to secure new supplies. In...
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Government admits to administering substandard TB medication

The government has admitted that hundreds of tuberculosis (TB) patients were given medication of...
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Medicine stocks fell to 17% during health emergency, Parliament told

The public health system was pushed to the brink during last year’s State of...
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Botswana Advances Toward Equitable Healthcare With National Health Insurance Reform

The engagement on National Health Insurance (NHI) highlighted the shared commitment to transforming Botswana’s...
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Gov’t launches emergency procurement drive for medication 

The government has rolled out an aggressive emergency procurement programme to stabilise supplies of...
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Health Ministry Grilled Over Withdrawn TB Medication

The Ministry of Health has been called upon to explain whether tuberculosis (TB) patients...
Health

Gambling Authority Social Club Donates Life-Saving IV Fluids to PMH

The Gambling Authority Social Club has handed over a vital donation of 1,200 litres...
Health

Botswana Strengthens Global Ties in Women’s Health at International FIGO Meeting

Botswana has taken a significant step toward strengthening maternal and reproductive health services through...
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Saleshando critisizes government  over failing health system

The Leader of Opposition (LOO), Dumelang Saleshando says Batswana are dying not from a...
Health

Boko’s State of Health Emergency Fails to Offset Deepening Medical Shortages

President Duma Boko’s declaration of a state of public health emergency has failed to...
Health

Infant Milk Stocks Run Out, Health Ministry Restricts Distribution

Botswana’s Ministry of Health has confirmed a critical shortage of infant formula, forcing authorities...

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