| 2025 Botswana medical crisis | |
|---|---|
 Hospitals in Botswana have suffered severe supply shortages | |
| Location | Botswana |
| Date | 2025 |
Type | Medical crisis |
The 2025 Botswana medical crisis is an ongoing healthcare crisis in Botswana. [1]
| 2025 Botswana medical crisis | |
|---|---|
| Hospitals in Botswana have suffered severe supply shortages | |
| Location | Botswana |
| Date | 2025 |
Type | Medical crisis |
The 2025 Botswana medical crisis is an ongoing healthcare crisis in Botswana. [1]
The last medical crisis in Botswana was a major cholera outbreak in 2009. [2] In the early 2020s, the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic affected the country. [3] [4]
In 2025, hospitals and clinics have suffered from shortages of essential supplies. [5] This has been exacerbated by budget shortfalls and reduction of aid from the United States. [6] Supply chain shortages have been reported. [7]
On 25 August 2025, President Duma Boko declared a public health emergency. [8] The country's military was ordered to distribute emergency supplies. [9] By September 2025, medicines were delivered to different parts of the country. [10]
In November 2025, President Duma Boko announced that India would be offering medical assistance during a media briefing with Indian President Droupadi Murmu. [11] [12] A memorandum was signed between the two countries. [13]
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