Breast cancer care boost: Bomaid has handed Princess Marina Hospital’s Breast and Endocrine Unit a one-year supply of True-Cut biopsy needles and Portovac drains, aiming to reduce delays and out-of-pocket costs for earlier diagnosis and treatment. Chronic medicine support: A foundation donation backed by politician Mpho Balopi is set to help retired BDF soldiers and other vulnerable people maintain consistent medication for non-communicable diseases. Primary healthcare and climate: Botswana’s family physicians are calling for stronger collaboration across Africa to build resilient primary healthcare systems that can handle climate and health pressures. Health financing push: ECA’s African Center of Statistics is training Botswana and other countries to make the economic case for health spending, helping ministries link health investment to wider household and jobs impacts. Cuban doctor deal under fire: A Prisoners Defenders investigation alleges Botswana pays far more for Cuban specialists than the doctors reportedly receive, raising questions about finances and working conditions. Wellness for active ageing: Organisers are preparing for Botswana’s Beyond 40: Stride by Stride Walk in Gaborone, encouraging people 40+ to get moving while also positioning the event as social impact. Okavango ecosystem signal: Botswana’s rare slaty egret is being monitored as a sensitive indicator of the Okavango Delta’s ecosystem health. Product safety recall: Woolworths is recalling a batch of w.beauty clarifying shampoo sold across Botswana and other countries after a contamination test flagged a bacterium that can affect people with weakened immunity.