Only AIDS beats trauma related deaths - medic

FRANCISTOWN: Trauma has been identified as second only to AIDS with regard to morbidity and mortality in Botswana.

This was said by the deputy permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health (MOH), Dr Kolaatamo Malefho, officially opening the symposium on trauma management workshop at the Marang Hotel in Francistown.

"Trauma is second to only HIV/AIDS with regards to magnitude of both morbidity and mortality in Botswana, and is a source of great burden to our nation," he said.

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