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No need for SoE – BONU president

BONU president Peter Baleseng handing a Certificate of Participation to one of the union regional leaders. PIC: LESEDI MKHUTSHWA
BONU president Peter Baleseng handing a Certificate of Participation to one of the union regional leaders. PIC: LESEDI MKHUTSHWA

FRANCISTOWN: Botswana nurses say there was no need for the declaration of the national public health emergency.

Last week, President Duma Boko declared a state of emergency, citing the collapse of the country's medical supply system and deploying military personnel to distribute life-saving medications.

Addressing the media recently, Botswana Nurses Union (BONU) president, Peter Baleseng, stated there is no need for soldiers to be transporting drugs or medicine across the country.

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