Fifty people in Botswana get infected daily - BOTUSA
Friday, February 06, 2009
Speaking at a BOTUSA workshop under the theme "New Directions in HIV/AIDS," Dr Poloko Kebaabetswe of BOTUSA said yesterday that of this number the most affected are people aged between 18 and 39 years.
Dr Kebaabetswe expressed concern that the number is too high, considering Botswana's small population of about 1.8 million people. "We cannot be talking about 50 people getting infected everyday when we have such a small population.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...