Cholera alert declared as Jubilee sets up special ward
Friday, December 12, 2008
Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital's (NRH) authorities and the Francistown City Council (FCC) pull out all stops and putting everyone on high alert for the disease that is spreading to South Africa, Zambia, the DRC and Botswana from its 'provenance' in Zimbabwe.
Two patients have already been diagnosed for cholera and admitted to Jubilee Clinic where the TB Ward has been converted into a Cholera Ward, giving the lie to the appearance of normality there and at the referral hospital.
Unfortunately, petty thieves tend to be more vicious around this time as they also prepare for the festive season. Culturally, many Batswana go home for the holiday, and petty thieves are amongst those who go home. Burglaries, car break-ins, and attacks on unsuspecting pedestrians seem to be on the rise!That is not all, as scammers continue to take money from pensioners as well as other Batswana who may fall prey to their unscrupulous tactics....