US and Botswana sign anti-AIDS pact
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
The partnership framework was signed yesterday by U.S Ambassador to Botswana, Stephen Nolan, and the Minister for Presidential Affairs and Public Administration, Lesego Motsumi.
The partnership is set to strengthen the country's health care system to a higher level with the goal of preventing new HIV infections as well as providing treatment and care for those affected by the epidemic.
While the minister is of the view that the proposal would have significant positive economic impact, the entertainment industry players believe otherwise. The issue has over the weeks become a hot potato. But what is of essence right now is that the country needs liberal ideas to move in the right direction While opening up the economy may sound quite interesting to the ear, rolling out extended trading hours through pilot programmes without...