Bonela Anticipates Government To Prioritise Health And Health Systems Strengthening In The Impending Budget Speech :: Mmegi Online

BONELA’s interest in the impending budget speech is very much linked to the mandate of the organisation which is to work to ensure protection, promotion and fulfilment of the right to health in Botswana. BONELA therefore has a vested interest in resource allocation, particularly for the health sector.

It is well documented that health is a cross-cutting issue which affects not just the individuals, they affect the poor as well as the rich, working class and the unemployed, leaders and those being led, educated and uneducated alike, therefore our approach to health should be considerate of the fact that its firstly, a human rights issue which affects socio, economic, cultural and religious wellbeing.

While Botswana has not rectified and thereby domesticated the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; which deems the right to health one of the rights which should be protected in the constitution, Botswana has a legal and moral obligation to ensure equitable access to health, particularly for vulnerable and marginalised populations.

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