Allocate Funds For GBV First Lady

First Lady Neo Masisi has challenged the Ministry of Defence, Justice and Security to ensure that a chunk of their budget is reserved for fighting gender-based violence (GBV).

The Ministry got the second largest share of P8.56 billion in the recently delivered budget speech.

Masisi said this on Valentine’s Day at the Molepolole Bus Rank where the Botswana Police Service hosted Pitso ya Borre campaign against GBV. The campaign was held under the theme ‘Ending Gender-Based Violence Starts With Me’.

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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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