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Botswana needs to sustain strides made in fighting AIDS

Botswana was the first high-burden country to achieve silver status on the path to the elimination of vertical HIV transmission
Botswana was the first high-burden country to achieve silver status on the path to the elimination of vertical HIV transmission

Global shocks such as COVID-19 and the Ukraine war have undeniably slowed down the global goal to end AIDS by 2030.

The In Danger: UNAIDS Global AIDS Update 2022 shows that over the last two years, crises have created extraordinary headwinds that threaten national AIDS responses in Botswana and beyond.

Amid these challenges, Botswana was the first high-burden country to achieve silver status on the path to the elimination of vertical HIV transmission.

Editor's Comment
Tana project a welcome development

Whilst the project received mixed reactions from members of the public, the project is indeed a welcome development, which needs to be implemented as soon as possible. Many shared their opinion, with those against the project decrying that if implemented, it will kill the already struggling public transport industry.Many countries around the world have state-run public transport, and those who have travelled to such countries will give testimony...

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