Swazi health minister to launch Boitekanelo project
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Boitekanelo fleet that is part of the project that will be launched on Thursday
The launch, to be held under the theme ‘Translating knowledge into practice’, will have Acting Minister of Health Dr Alfred Madigela officiating.
“We have been receiving mixed feedback on our graduates with some people saying that our students are not well trained in their various disciplines. With the introduction of BEMS we aim to bridge this gap between the job market and the classroom, so that by the time our students graduate they are in a position to fit into their respective work environment,” Managing Director of Boitekanelo Group of Companies, Tiroyaone Mampane said at a media brief yesterday.
According to both the acting director of Veterinary Services, Kobedi Segale and acting Lands and Agriculture minister, Edwin Dikoloti, the virus currently raging through the North-East mostly likely first entered the country during the festive season.From the “unprecedented” number of cases picked in testing last week, it is likely that cattle and other livestock could have been infected last year, without being reported.Animal health...