Multi-drug resistance Tuberculosis is jeopardising Botswana’s progress in combating the desease
According to an official, the percentage of multi-drug resistant TB (tuberculosis) in Botswana is increasing, jeopardising the country’s progress against the disease over time. According to Botswana’s Minister of Health, Edwin Dikoloti, tuberculosis is still a priority public health issue and the most common opportunistic infection among people living with...
Read moreBotswana nurses will fill vacancies, according to the NHS trust
After a “difficult” two years, more than 60 Botswana nurses will work for an NHS trust to fill vacancies. Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT), which serves the countries Essex, Suffolk, and Bedfordshire, has announced plans to improve ” support staff and patient experience.” The 66 nurses are expected to...
Read moreBotswana is expected to receive the fifth COVID-19 wave
The Ministry of Health received 635 new cases between May 22 and May 25, with two deaths. As of May 31, Botswana had reported 30,126 cases. Due to an increase in the number of cases, Botswana’s health authorities said on Tuesday that the country was likely to enter its fifth...
Read more‘We must collaborate,’ WHO says, adding that Africa cannot afford to fall behind in the fight against monkeypox.
South Africa and Botswana assert that they can combat the disease. The WHO is reuniting its collaborators to create a strategy that will not abandon Africa in the battle against monkeypox. “We have to avoid two distinct reactions to monkeypox – one for Africa and another for western countries that are...
Read moreThe new omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 have experts worried
The new omicron strains, BA.4 and BA.5, pose a serious threat, according to Dr. David Ho, a microbiology and immunology professor at Columbia University. The new COVID: Despite the fact that 19 infections are decreasing in some states, such as Michigan and Vermont, experts predict a difficult summer as new...
Read moreMonkeypox has emerged as a new global threat. African scientists are aware of the challenges that the world is facing
Cases in West and Central Africa have been on the rise for decades. As monkeypox fuels pandemic fear in a pandemic-weary world, some African researchers are experiencing déjà vu. Another neglected tropical disease of the poor is discovered only after it infects people in rich countries. “It’s as if your...
Read moreBotswana strengthens its Monkeypox surveillance
Botswana has increased its surveillance for monkeypox following the discovery of the virus in Central and West African countries, as well as some European countries, according to an official on Monday. Following the outbreaks of monkeypox, Botswana’s Ministry of Health’s public relations officer, Christopher Nyanga, stated that no cases had...
Read moreAccording to a large study conducted in Botswana, daily micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy reduces birth complications
6-year research of 100,000 women of Botswana found that iron, vitamin, and folic acid, supplements can minimise birth problems. Iron and folic acid supplementation (IFAS) and iron and folic acid plus essential vitamins and trace minerals (MMS) are related with decreased incidence of lower birth weight and other birth...
Read moreBotswana is creating remarkable progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS
The World Health Organization (WHO) awarded Botswana silver tier status in December of last year in appreciation of the country’s efforts to eliminate human immunodeficiency virus transmission (HIV) from mother to child. The WHO bestows this award on nations that have reduced mother-to-child transmission to less than 5%, care for...
Read moreTwo African scientists have made a global impact, according to TIME magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people
Two prominent Southern African scientists are named to this year’s Time 100 Most Influential People list for the work they have done in epidemiology and genomics. Professor Tulio de Oliveira and Dr Sikhulile Moyo received awards for their contributions to the multidisciplinary team that discovered the Covid-19 Omicron variant in...
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