The new crisis after HIV/AIDS knocks at the door

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Batswana rose up as one a few decades ago when the biggest ever threat to their existence came knocking on the door, via the rapid spread of HIV/AIDS. Today, thanks to several interventions, the epidemic has plateaued, but a fresh, even more sinister public health threat is rising. Mmegi Staff Writer, PINI BOTHOKO reports on an epidemic now banging on the doors of the country’s defences

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, stroke, diabetes and chronic respiratory disorders such as chronic obstructed pulmonary disease and asthma, are ballooning in Botswana at a rate so alarming that even the highest health authorities are calling them the “new HIV/AIDS”.

By some reports, NCDs account for 37% of deaths from diseases annually in Botswana!

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