Piloting drones to deliver life-saving products for women in rural Botswana
PALAPYE, Botswana – This month, Botswana became the first country in Southern Africa, and the third in Africa, to pilot…
Category: Health
Botswana could be first African country to vaccinate entire adult population
Botswana’s health authorities say they have arranged to receive nearly 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, enough to cover the…
Botswana to use AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, minister says
Botswana will move ahead with plans to use AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, the southern African country’s Health Minister said on Monday,…
COVAX rollout imminent
The Ministry of Health and Wellness says the COVAX Facility will be rolled out as soon as the COVID-19 vaccines…
Mack Air and Pharma Group team up to offer COVID-19 testing
Pharma Group Botswana, in collaboration with Always Open (AO) Clinics, CT Diagnostics and Mack Air are to start offering COVID-19…
Botswana signs agreement with global vaccine scheme for 20% of population
Botswana has signed an agreement with the global vaccine distribution scheme co-led by the World Health Organization, giving it the…
Now everyone’s statistician. Here’s what armchair COVID are getting wrong
If we don’t analyse statistics for a living, it’s easy to be taken in by misinformation about COVID-19 statistics on…
Climate change ‘could hamper efforts to wipe out malaria’ by boosting mosquito numbers in parts of Africa that are currently unaffected
Malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes that need warm, wet habitats to breed. Experts predict that these habitats will change location…
Could there be something to Madagascar’s COVID-19 herbal remedy?
As COVID-19 spread across Africa and leaders put their countries in lockdown, Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina in April launched a herbal…
The COVID-19 Chronicles: How COVID-19 has affected children ways to help them cope
In the blink of an eye, our lives were thrown into chaos, the news of mass deaths becoming a daily…
Dr. Peter Lin’s break down information on coronavirus (COVID-19)
Dr. Lin helps separate fact from fiction on the Coronavirus, explaining how the virus spreads, based on the most-current information…
Botswana extends free HIV treatment to non-citizens
The Government of Botswana has decided to extend free HIV treatment to foreign residents in a major policy shift that…
Period Pains – Understanding menstrual cramps
Being a woman is awesome, but once a month many a woman, no matter where in the world, go through…
The Winter war – understanding colds and flu this winter
As we find ourselves in the midst of one of the coldest winters in Botswana, as the chill hits us,…
PEPFAR’s ‘Have It All’ film – a must see
Who is PEPFAR? U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is the U.S. Government’s initiative to support partner nations…
Anxiety – understanding the “worry bug”
The month of May brings the health world together to spread awareness of mental health. We live in a world…
Autism – Be aware. Be understanding
April is Autism Awareness month and it truly is imperative to bring understanding to this complex disorder that has so…
Do black people really need to wear sunscreen?
This week the Botswana Met Office issued a heatwave warning as the mercury soared, leaving us wilting in its…
Healthcare in Botswana
One of the most essential things we all prioritise when we consider moving to a foreign country is the…