Study confirms decreased mortality in Botswana
Tuesday, June 02, 2015
There was however an increase in neonatal mortality recorded from 2009 to 2011. This refers to deaths among live births, which occurs during the first 28 completed days of life. Overall inpatient mortality was 6,353 in 2011, marking a slight decrease of 2.7 percent compared to 6,535 deaths in 2010.
“According to the results there were more male deaths for the selected period compared to female deaths,” stated the report.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...