Botswana fails ‘right to health’ test

When unveiling the investigation report before the media on Tuesday this week, Tiroyakgosi disclosed that this is due to an inadequate supply of ambulances, limited space for hospital beds, shortage and demoralised staff, deficiencies in patient complaints handling and follow-up mechanisms (weak policy framework). Tiroyakgosi said this is also due to a shortage of medicines and medical commodities, and budget and resource inadequacy and mismanagement and that the failure is clear.

He said, “The investigation found country-wide structural realities of overcrowded wards, lack of privacy, inadequate bedding, and delayed emergency response reflecting conditions incompatible with human dignity.”