MBABANE:Duma Boko, the President of Botswana has declared that his country is facing shortage of medication and in need of $18million emergency funding, reported IOL news on Tuesday.
“Earlier this month, Botswana's health Ministry warned that the system was “severely strained” with $75 million owed to private health facilities and suppliers.It cited shortages of medicines for hypertension, cancer, diabetes, tuberculosis, asthma, mental and sexual health, and stated that elective surgeries were postponed,” reads the IOL report in part.
Botswana President Duma Boko(pic:Boko FB).