GBV Haunts Women In Service

FRANCISTOWN: A representative from Botswana Prisons Service (BPS), Khana Phuduhudu has revealed that women in force still face sexual and emotional abuses on a daily basis.

She was leading a discussion here on women in service as victims of gender-based violence (GBV) at the Northern Division Women Police Network (NDWPN) women in service symposium, at Adansonia hotel.

Phuduhudu said women in service face a number of challenges such as being systematically isolated because they declined to be in sexual relationships with their male counterparts.

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Routine child vaccination imperative

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...

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