US and Botswana sign anti-AIDS pact

No Image

The United States and Botswana have signed a five-year partnership agreement to fight HIV/AIDS.

The partnership framework was signed yesterday by U.S Ambassador to Botswana, Stephen Nolan, and the Minister for Presidential Affairs and Public Administration, Lesego Motsumi.

The partnership is set to strengthen the country's health care system to a higher level with the goal of preventing new HIV infections as well as providing treatment and care for those affected by the epidemic.

Editor's Comment
Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

Have a Story? Send Us a tip
arrow up