Govt to implement moral report immediately
Friday, March 12, 2010
The National Strategy for the Promotion of Good Social Values has been approved through a presidential directive on the report by the joint advisory committee of ntlo ya dikgosi and the Botswana Council of Churches on social values.The report emanates from the 2008 Presidential Taskforce chaired by kgosi Puso Gaborone.
Members of Ntlo Ya dikgosi were told this week that having carefully considered the Joint Advisory Committee's report, Cabinet had approved the majority of its recommendations through a Presidential Directive endorsing the White Paper. The same directive further defines the administrative and institutional framework for monitoring and implementing the Joint Committee's accepted recommendations, said a release from government spokesman Jeff Ramsay, quoting Minister for Presidential Affairs and Public Administration Lesego, Motsumi this week.
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...