Mogae on health and gender(Mogae Legacy)

Monday, March 31, 2008

During his tenure President Festus Mogae has made many strides in the health sector, especially on HIV/AIDS. He has been praised for playing a pivotal role and for his commitment in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Many have said that he will leave a legacy in Botswana's history in prolonging thousands of lives by preventing early death due to AIDS and setting a clear path towards controlling the epidemic.

Mogae coined the phrase Ntwa e bolotse (the war has started) early on. Mogae insisted that the country's population faced possible "extinction" because of AIDS. He then committed his government to procuring antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), with a desire to make them available free of charge to every citizen in need of them in Botswana.

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