Health, music, tourism retreat on the cards
Friday, March 17, 2023 | 120 Views |
Bokopano health expedition press briefing (L-R) Daniel Moeng, Elvis Busang and Dintle James PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
The event, dubbed Bokopano Health Expedition, is a three-day health and wellness holiday retreat aimed at promoting good health and wellness, local tourism scheduled for August in Kasane this year.
Addressing the media on Wednesday, Bokopano Trust project manager, Elvis Busang said COVID-19 showed that health was of great importance and could no longer be neglected as espoused by UNESCO’s Sustainable Development Goals.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...