Learning the hard way
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
However, these lessons are easy to forget, minimise or even euphemise in hindsight, especially as we become collectively blinded by the shimmering waters at the now completely full Gaborone Dam.
The water conservation methods we had all adopted, from recycling water within homes to the better use of supplies, could become abandoned. The urgency of policy reforms to change the building code and force developers to install gutters and other rain collection systems, could slow down.
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...