Assault, rape fears haunt 'terrified' nurses

Friday, October 16, 2020

In danger: Nurses say 24hour clinics are the worst affected by violence PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The Botswana Nurses Union (BONU) says government is turning a deaf ear to its members’ security, a situation that has seen nurses working in fear of assault and rape by patients and others.

Due to the situation, BONU has intensified its calls for government to beef up security for health workers on duty especially for those who work on night shifts.

“This is a long outstanding and burning issue,” BONU president, Obonolo Rahube told Parliament’s Public Committee on the Public Service and Management.

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