The rule of law as a social determinant of health (Part 2)
Friday, May 24, 2019
Gaborone High Court. PIC. MORERI SEJAKGOMO
The realisation of UHC and the SDGs require collaborative partnerships across sectors of government, diverse stakeholders and communities to address the many seemingly intractable health and development challenges.
Appropriate legal frameworks are an essential tool in tackling these challenges and underpin efforts to advance health in the SDGs.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...