Kgosi Modise advocates for health officers accommodation
Wednesday, November 01, 2017
On Monday, Modise wanted to know if the Minister of Health and Wellness was aware of the issue and what they were doing about it. Kgosi Modise asked; “what does your ministry intends to do in order to assist the officers because there is no public transport between Lerala and Martins Drift border post?” “My ministry is aware that there is neither institutional housing nor accommodation in Martins Drift.
My wishes are to inform the house that accommodation of employees and transport were requested under NDP 11. Unfortunately, the request could not be accommodated owing to ceiling constraints,” assistant Minister, Phillip Makgalemele responded.
But as the conference concludes, Batswana must ask: Will this be another talk shop, or will it spark real change? The answer lies in whether every stakeholder, from the President to community leaders, transforms rhetoric into action.The President rightly highlighted that crime, especially GBV, thrives in private spaces. His call to empower churches and counsellors as early warning systems is sensible. But good ideas mean little without funding...