Today, the Botswana High Court ordered the government to provide anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment to HIV-positive, foreign prisoners at state expense. The court held that the denial of ARV treatment to foreign prisoners violated their constitutional rights. “This court decision has affirmed that the government is legally obligated to immediately provide life-saving ARV treatment to foreign […]
Medical/Health Care
HIV Still Nation’s Biggest Challenge [press release]
HIV infection is still the biggest challenge facing the country, says coordinator of the National AIDS Coordinating Agency (NACA), Ms Grace Muzila. Briefing the media yesterday, June 16, about the recent Botswana AIDS Impact Survey (BAIS) IV, she said the national HIV prevalence rate was estimated at 18.5% among people aged 18 months and above. […]
Botswana Highlights Issues of Equity and Equality [press release]
Assistant Minister of Health, Dr Gloria Somolekae says cancer care highlights issues of equity and equality in accessing health care services. Speaking at the official closing of the three-day oncology symposium in Gaborone on May 8, she said it further highlighted issues of a weak health care systems and the need to address chronic disease […]
Palapye Region Registers 47 Malaria Cases [press release]
The Palapye Administration Authority has registered 47 cases of malaria this year. This was revealed by Palapye Primary Hospital spokesperson, Ms Mpho Modibedi in an interview recently. She stated that of the 47 cases of Malaria recorded in the region, Palapye recorded the highest number of 19. “Other affected villages include Seolwane, Malaka, Makoro, …Lechana, […]
FCO Press Release: Decisive action agreed on illegal wildlife trade
LONDON, United-Kingdom, February 14, 2014 – The Illegal Wildlife Conference, held today in London, has agreed key actions to stamp out the illegal wildlife trade. During the conference, chaired by Foreign Secretary William Hague and attended by the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, world leaders from over forty nations vowed […]
MRG Announces Clinic Specializing in Alternative Cancer Cure Opened in Qingcheng, China
HONG KONG, July 11, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE / Asianet-Pakistan) — MRG is proud to announce the opening of its new alternative treatment cancer clinic located in the pristine Qingcheng Mountain Resort, at the base of the Himalayan Mountains. The company has plans to open up to 50 similar clinics around the world in the near […]