Drought assessment begins
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
The exercise is done to establish and assess food availability, rainfall distribution across the country, grazing and rangeland situation, nutritional status of vulnerable groups, magnitude of destitute in terms of number and distribution, as well as the implementation of Ipelegeng programmes.
The assessment is reportedly conducted every year during the cropping season by two task teams, which cover districts on the western and eastern parts of the country.
The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...