Govt says providing ARVs to foreign inmates costly
Thursday, April 09, 2015
In a case in which the government want Justice Terrence Rannowane to stay the execution of provision of ARVs to foreign inmates, Attorney General lawyer, Neo Sharp, appearing with Yarona Sharp, told the Gaborone High Court the undertaking is not sustainable.
On August 22, 2014 Justice Bengbame Sechele ordered that government should provide two former Zimbabwean prisoners with free ARVs. Neo Sharp said the conduct of the respondent, Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) was to let the matter be finalised during the July 2015 Court of Appeal session.
The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...