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Doctor's orders can't be overemphasised

Young Epilepsy Botswana (YEB) held its eighth Purple Walk event themed ‘So They Never Have A Seizure Again’ last Saturday.

The walk serves to raise awareness of the prevalence and impact of using treatment to manage seizure attacks.

While many are aware that epilepsy is a medical condition that requires specialised care by health practitioners, there are those who, unfortunately, have other ideas about the condition and often deny their children medical care.


Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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