Ministers emphasise role of IKS in development
Thursday, February 13, 2014
At the official opening of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) IKS workshop in Gaborone this week, Siele said that indigenous knowledge is unique to any given culture or society. He said the knowledge forms the basis for local level decision making in agriculture, health care, food preparation, education and natural resources management.
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...