Health professional should be held personally accountable

Thursday, June 23, 2016

On June 21, 2016, the Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA), attended a Health Ethics Seminar organised by AVIWE Healthcare Resource and Training Institute themed “Upholding Healthcare Ethics in Modern Society.”

The seminar was officially opened by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Sheenaz El Habib and presentations were made on behalf of the Botswana Health Professionals Council (BHPC), the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) in addition to the presentations made by various experts in healthcare ethics.

According to the Constitution of the World Health Organisation (WHO) of 1946, “The enjoyment of the highest standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition.”

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