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GIEWS Country Brief: Botswana 29-September-2023
FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Below‑average 2023 cereal harvest Food inflation rates declined throughout 2023 Food insecurity persists in localized pockets Below‑average 2023 cereal harvest Harvesting of...
Global Child Nutrition Foundation Global Survey 2019: Republic of Botswana
Most recently completed school year: January 2018 - December 2018 (200 days) • Botswana School Feeding Program Lead Agency: Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development
Botswana’s investment in primary health care enhances access and quality of health care in the country
During his official visit to Botswana to attend the 73rd Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited the Julia Molefhe Clinic in...
Inching closer to malaria elimination
Gaborone ‒ When Obolokamang Mahupe’s son began experiencing flu symptoms, which then worsened, it was the lessons she had learnt from the malaria response team visiting her village of Kaxwi, in...
Visite au Botswana - Rapport du Groupe de travail sur la détention arbitraire sur sa mission au Botswana (A/HRC/54/51/Add.1)
Résumé Le Groupe de travail sur la détention arbitraire s’est rendu au Botswana du 4 au 15 juillet 2022, à l’invitation du Gouvernement. Il a constaté des évolutions positives, notamment la...
Visita a Botswana - Informe del Grupo de Trabajo sobre la Detención Arbitraria relativo a su visita a Botswana (A/HRC/54/51/Add.1)
Resumen El Grupo de Trabajo sobre la Detención Arbitraria realizó una visita a Botswana del 4 al 15 de julio de 2022 por invitación del Gobierno. El Grupo de Trabajo identificó avances positivos,...
Visit to Botswana - Report of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on its mission to Botswana (A/HRC/54/51/Add.1) [EN/AR/RU/ZU]
Summary The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention visited Botswana from 4 to 15 July 2022 upon the invitation of the Government. The Working Group identified positive developments, including the...
Leaving no one behind: The UNFPA-backed initiative using drones to connect people with care in Botswana
MAUN, Botswana - In the remote village of Mababe, Botswana, getting results from a straightforward blood test is no simple matter. First, samples must be collected by an ambulance headed for the...
Skilled basic emergency care providers to save lives in Botswana
In continued support to improve Botswana's emergency preparedness and response plan, WHO is conducting Basic Emergency Care (BEC) training sessions across the country. Developed by WHO in...
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Facts and Figures: Supporting humanitarian efforts in Southern Africa in 2022
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Southern Africa carries out humanitarian activities in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Zambia and Zimbabwe...
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Botswana/Namibia: Accord on free movement between countries a ‘step in the right direction’
Responding to the news that Botswana and Namibia have agreed to allow people to move freely between the two countries, Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International’s Director for East and Southern Africa,...
Botswana 2023 IFRC network country plan (MAABW003)
Botswana is located in the centre of Southern Africa between South Africa, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. When it gained independence in 1966, it was one of the world’s poorest countries, but it...
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Humanitarian Action for Children 2023 - Eastern and Southern Africa Region
HIGHLIGHTS In the 11 countries covered in this Eastern and Southern Africa regional appeal,2 approximately 38 million people, including 23 million children,3 are in need of humanitarian support due...
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Ending the “triple threat” of early pregnancies, new HIV infections and sexual violence among adolescent girls and young women
By: Betty Adera A single act of sexual violence against women and girls can result in HIV infections and other sexually transmitted diseases resulting in shame, fear and trauma. However, for...
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500 Southern African children meet with their Presidents to mark World Children’s Day
Lusaka, 20 November 2022 – The Presidents of Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe, and the Vice President of Namibia have come together in a summit led by around 500 children to mark World Children’s Day...
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Inter-generational collective of African women leaders champion young women's role in global HIV response
Girls aged 15 to 24 are three times more likely to acquire HIV than boys of the same age group in sub-Saharan Africa Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania – On the occasion of International Day of the Girl, UN...
GIEWS Country Brief: Botswana 10-August-2022
FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Cereal production in 2022 estimated at above‑average level Cereal imports forecast to decline to below‑average level in 2022/23 Food prices increased in 2022, underpinned by...
Botswana leads the way for high HIV burden country certification on the path to eliminate vertical HIV transmission
In December 2021, Botswana became the first high HIV burden country to be certified by the WHO Global Validation Advisory Committee (GVAC) as having achieved a critical milestone along the path to...
National Guidelines on Health Services Integration: Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent, Health, +Nutrition, Non-Communicable Diseases & Other Services
This Guideline, the first for the country, draws from national health sector reforms and integration agenda as outlined in the key national strategic documents. The Guide applies lessons learnt from...