News in brief

Sharon Mathala | Tuesday May 20, 2014 14:22

The centres are being established in collaboration with the Botswana African Youth Games Organising Committee. In a statement, BOFWA said the initiative was aimed at promoting Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) and HIV prevention health services to young people. “The initiative is premeditated and brings together civil society, private entities and ministries to strengthen HIV prevention efforts and foster positive health outcomes,” BOFWA said.

 

Nurses’ Day goes to Gantsi

Nurses in Botswana will this year commemorate International Nurses’ Day on June 2 with the event due to be held in Gantsi under the theme “Nurses: A Force for Change and a Vital Resource for Health”. Health Minister, Dr John Seakgosing is due to officiate at the commemoration. Throughout the world, nurses celebrate International Nurses Day in commemoration of the birth of Florence Nightingale on May 12. Nightingale was a celebrated English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. She came to prominence while serving as a nurse during the Crimean War, where she tended to wounded soldiers. Nightingale was known as “The Lady with the Lamp” after her habit of making rounds at night.

 

Tlokweng Council meets

The South East District Council is holding a two-day Sub-Council meeting in Tlokweng, which ends today. This second session of the Tlokweng Sub-Council meeting is aimed at introspecting and laying the foundation for the 2014/15 financial year. Issues of concern include the Council’s limited budget, and the need for resource mobilisation to be inclusive of the private sector and NGOs. Other issues being discussed are the Ipelegeng programme, construction of Tlokweng internal roads, as well as poverty eradication.

 

US director visits

The US Embassy in Gaborone is set to host the director of the South Florida Natural Resources Centre  based at the Everglades National Park, Robert Johnson. Johnson will be in the country from May 18 to 24 for further cooperation with government and Batswana in efforts to preserve precious natural resources. As part of this continuing US-Botswana partnership, Johnson will share his experience in managing the Everglades Park, a World Heritage Site and the Ramsar Wetland, as well as the requirements and challenges associated with obtaining and maintaining a World Heritage Site designation.  Johnson will meet with representatives from the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, the Department of Environmental Affairs, the Department of Museums and Monuments, environmental NGOs and the media on Botswana’s application for the designation of the Okavango Delta as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. He also plans to also meet with the Tawana Land Board, which oversees land use management in the Delta.