Chobe, North-East Women Mostly Abused

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The recently released Botswana National Relationship Study 2018 shows that most women suffering abused at the hands of their partners are in Chobe and North East districts.

The study further reveals that Gender Based Violence (GBV) ws relatively high countrywide and was mostly within partners, called Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). It shows two thirds being 59% of women reported that they experienced violence and 39% of men reporting perpetration at Chobe district.

It shows that on second position, over half the women in Northeast district with 52% reported experiencing IPV at least once in their lifetime compared to 43% men reporting ever perpetrating IPV.

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Routine child vaccination imperative

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...

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