Ex-Miners' Right To Health Bid Fail

Botswana Labour Migrants Association (BOLAMA) has without much success made all efforts to engage and collaborate with the government of Botswana on miners’ right to health, specifically those suffering from TB and other occupational diseases, says BOLAMA coordinator Kitso Phiri.

Phiri said these efforts are within the ambit of both international and national health policies, which the government committed itself to implement in addressing the social determinants of health within the normative framework of universal health coverage.  

“WHO EndTB Strategy to which Botswana’s TB Policies are aligned has as a key highlight of its programme implementation, a community lead process in ending the TB epidemic. BOLAMA advocates for the right to social protection of ex-miners who form part of a demographic most are at risk and are affected by TB in Botswana,” he said.

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