The opportunity is before us
Friday, February 16, 2018
I stand, today, no so much to respond to his presentation, but I rise in exercise of the heavy burden of responsibility to which many citizens of our country have, by the power of the ballot, called us to. Many of them walked many miles, under the scotching October heat of 2014, to cast a vote. This was their way of signing a convenant with all those who sit in this August house.
By their vote, the swaths of our people, right from the crystal clear waters of the Chobe, to the dry sand-dunes of the Kgalagadi, placed their hopes that all those who form this August house will collectively help to break the vicious cycle of poverty that engulfs so many of our citizens.
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...