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Botswana Nurses’ Union call for resignation of Director of Health Services, Dr. Tshipayagae

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Nicholas Mokwena -BG reporter |Thursday, 09 April 2020 | Botswana Guardian Botswana Nurses Union (BONU) has expressed its outmost displeasure and disappointment at the special parliament proceedings and the Director of Health, Dr Malaki Tshipayagae’s stance on the alleged COVID-19 case. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Lemogang Kwape reported this morning that … [Read more...] about Botswana Nurses’ Union call for resignation of Director of Health Services, Dr. Tshipayagae

COVID-19, Botswana suffers fatal systems failure

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Thobo Motlhoka |7th April 2020 |Sunday Standard COVID-19 systems put in place to screen, test and trace contacts have failed Botswana, sparking fears that the country may not measure up to the fight against the virus. Sunday Standard investigations into the country’s first coronavirus case suggest fatal failures in the country’s border screening, laboratory testing … [Read more...] about COVID-19, Botswana suffers fatal systems failure

When the Pandemic Hits the Most Vulnerable

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Developing Countries Are Hurtling Toward Coronavirus Catastrophe Imagine if virtually everything about the United States’ ongoing response to COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, goes wrong. That test kit shortages persist for months. That the country utterly fails to bolster the capacity of the hospitals and intensive care units and expand the … [Read more...] about When the Pandemic Hits the Most Vulnerable