Health
Botswana’s health system facing critical shortages and emergency measures
Botswana’s public health system is under severe strain, with clinics and hospitals experiencing medicine shortages and patients being turned away, prompting urgent government and World Bank interventi
Botswana’s health system is currently undergoing one of its most critical periods, marked by nationwide medicine shortages and overstretched facilities. Reports indicate that patients are being turned away from clinics, and the government has declared a public health emergency in response. A $43 million World Bank project has been approved to stabilize and rebuild the system, targeting a data‑driven approach and attempting to address systemic failures in the medical supply chain.
- Status
- active
- Location
- Botswana
- Date added
- 2026-03-25 08:26 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-03-25 08:26 UTC
- Source
- http://www.dailynews.gov.bw
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