Botswana Readies For 'Swine Flu'
Monday, June 22, 2009
The items included 600 courses of Tamiflu, 500 latex gloves, 40 N95 face masks, 75 personal protective equipment including gowns, aprons, boots and goggles, laboratory supplies which include 900 viral transport media, 10 packs triple package, 93 specimen collection swabs and medical waste disposal bags.
According to the WHO representative to Botswana, Dr Eugene Nyarko, the situation with the pandemic that broke out in Mexico and the USA continues unabated. He stated that by the time of the handover, there were a total of 39,620 confirmed cases with 167 deaths reported from 89 countries throughout the world including countries in Africa.
March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...