Childhood Cancer Awareness Campaign On Track

Responding to the rising cases of childhood cancer in the country, Cancer Association Botswana (CAB) in partnership with the National Blood Transfusion Centre (NBTC) launched a cancer treatment campaign.

The campaign is meant to emphasise the importance of blood in cancer treatment.

September has been set aside to honour Childhood Cancer Awareness. At the event that was preceded by an awareness walk in the capital on Friday, Kebaabetswe Setlhong, whose 11-months-old son was  diagnosed with cancer of kidney inflammation in 2013, encouraged people to disregard all the myths about the disease and focus on controlling it.

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Routine child vaccination imperative

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...

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