Supervision key to success of the package � Economists
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Botswana is currently faced with a high unemployment as well as elevated inequality and poverty rates that are not consistent with her upper middle-income status.
Whilst news of the stimulus package marked a conspicuous change from previous budget guidelines of restricting spending only to on-going and high impact projects, economists say the package will help ease the prevailing economic headwinds only if there is a radical change in monitoring and implementation of projects.
The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...