Nursing council sets up to protect patients

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Botswana (NMCB) has promised to be more visible in their endeavour to protect the public from negligent nurses in hospitals.

The registrar of the council, Khumo Modisaemang, said their mandate is to make sure that the public receives quality services.

"Our mandate is to make sure that all nurses are registered and eligible to practice. The public can also report their complaints about the services they receive in hospitals and we will take up the cases and we action," Kgosiemang said.

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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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