Going pink as cases march on
Friday, October 09, 2015
From 2003 to 2007, breast cancer was the third leading cancer-affecting women in Botswana and contributed to 15.4 percent of the total new cancer cases diagnosis.
However, the Health Ministry’s chief health officer, Veronica Leburu yesterday revealed scary data from the Botswana National Cancer Registry indicating that it is now the second most common cancer-affecting women.
It is a warning flare to every Motswana who logs onto social media. As a country, we have reached a point where the line between robust debate and outright destruction has become dangerously blurred. At face value, Mabeo’s response, which seeks an apology and threat of a defamation suit, might seem severe to some. But we cannot ignore the context. The comment in question did not offer a policy critique or question a political decision.It...