Botswana declares public health emergency as clinics run out of medicine

Botswana President Duma Boko has declared a public health emergency and set up a 5 billion pula response plan as a prolonged downturn in diamond sales has caused funds for medical supplies to dry up. The military is overseeing an emergency distribution drive after the national medical supply chain failed, Boko said in a televised address Monday. Botswana Development Corporation, the state-owned investment company, will inject an initial 100 million pula as the president called for further assistance from pension…Continue reading with a subscriptionSubscribe for full access to every story.Subscribe - M85/monthAlready a subscriber? Sign in Advertisement ...