'Diarrhoea Outbreak Under Control'
Monday, November 05, 2018
Maphorisa announced that by week 42, only Gaborone, Chobe and Jwaneng remained in the outbreak. A total of 39, 691 cases have been registered.
The country experienced an outbreak of Diarrhoea in children under five years of age since week 36 (early September 2018). Briefing the media on Friday, Maphorisa said the outbreak was detected following routine analysis and monitoring of the national public health surveillance data.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...