At the beer garden
Monday, November 22, 2010
Two groups of men sit on concrete benches under a shelter, their optical and social focus an open Chibuku carton.
Another group sits under a tree near the entrance. A young man with a white newsboy cap (stapora cap in Tswanglish) sitting askew on his head pimp-strolls into the compound. He makes his purchase and goes to sit under the shelter alone. He then sets about opening the carton.
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...