AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoHealth Partnership: The Botswana-UPenn Partnership marks 25 years this week, with a Nov. 11–13 conference highlighting its evolution from supporting Botswana’s HIV response to conducting research and training health workers. Malaria Fight: Botswana’s cases rose from 290 in 2024 to 2,451 in 2025, while deaths increased from two to 16. At a Gaborone dialogue, regional leaders called for stronger cross-border action and sustained development to tackle the conditions that fuel transmission. Regional Health Security: SADC health ministers are meeting to coordinate responses to Ebola, HIV and climate-related threats, and discuss regional production and pooled procurement of medicines and vaccines. Medicine Safety: BoMRA says it seized and destroyed illegal medicines worth more than P500,000 in recent operations across Botswana, aiming to disrupt illicit trade and protect the public.
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