All clear after first Ebola scare
Tuesday, August 05, 2014
Yesterday, Head of the District Health Management Team, Godfrey Simonga told Mmegi that there was no need for panic as tests had cleared the Botswana College of Agriculture student.
The student (name known to this publication) is a Liberian citizen who is currently studying at the College. She had returned back to Liberia for a short vacation and upon returning to Botswana, triggered tests by local health authorities who feared she could have contracted the deadly disease during her return home.
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...