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Antwerp Diamond Firms Fund Medicines for 35,000 Patients

Kebaabetswe Seemo - August 9, 20260

A group of 18 Antwerp diamond companies has funded a shipment of life-saving medicines to Botswana, providing treatment for about 35,000 patients living with cardiovascular...

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Bomaid Continues National Stakeholder Engagements

News Reporter - June 9, 20260

MAUN: Fresh from its Leadership Conference held on Friday, Bomaid is this week in Maun as part of its ongoing programme of stakeholder engagements ahead...

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Botswana Tightens Border Screening After Ebola Outbreaks in DRC and Uganda

News Reporter - May 28, 20260

The Ministry of Health has heightened health screening measures at all points of entry across Botswana following recent Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreaks reported...

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Chobe Holdings Pledges 300 doses of Rabies vaccines to Support Rabies Response in Northwest District

News Reporter - May 25, 20260

Critical funding strengthens vaccination efforts amid rising rabies cases in the district Chobe Holdings Limited has donated 300 rabies vaccines to support the Northwest District’s...

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Gov’t says no local link found in hantavirus outbreak tied to cruise ship

News Reporter - May 11, 20260

The Ministry of Health has said no contact linked to Botswana has so far been identified in connection with an outbreak of hantavirus disease...

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Boitekanelo College Upgrades Kasane Hospital

News Reporter - April 29, 20260

Kasane Primary Hospital has received a significant facelift following a refurbishment handover by Boitekanelo College, in a project aimed at strengthening healthcare delivery and...

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Hope for HIV prevention as Botswana prepares injectable PrEP rollout

News Reporter - April 22, 20260

Botswana is poised to introduce a new injectable HIV prevention drug that could reshape how people protect themselves against infection particularly those who struggle...

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Government admits to administering substandard TB medication

News Reporter - April 6, 20260

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

News Reporter - March 10, 20260

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

News Reporter - March 4, 20260

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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