2025 Botswana medical crisis

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The 2025 Botswana medical crisis is an ongoing healthcare crisis in Botswana. [1]

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Background

The last medical crisis in Botswana was a major cholera outbreak in 2009. [2]

Events

In 2025, hospitals and clinics have suffered from shortages of essential supplies. [3] This has been exacerbated by budget shortfalls and reduction of aid from the United States. [4] Supply chain shortages have been reported. [5]

On 25 August 2025, president Duma Boko declared a public health emergency. [6] The country's military was ordered to distribute emergency supplies. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Botswana declares public health emergency as clinics run out of medicine". Reuters. 2025-08-25. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  2. ↑ "Botswana National Health Emergency Response Operation Plan: A Framework for Resilience | WHO | Regional Office for Africa". www.afro.who.int. 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  3. ↑ "Botswana declares public health emergency as hospitals run out of medicines". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  4. ↑ "Botswana declares public health emergency over medicine shortage". Al Jazeera. 2025-08-26. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  5. ↑ Taylor, Luke (2025-08-27). "Botswana declares national health emergency as medical supply chain breaks down". BMJ. 390: r1815. doi:10.1136/bmj.r1815. ISSN   1756-1833. PMID   40865994.
  6. ↑ "Botswana declares national public health emergency". BBC News. 2025-08-26. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  7. ↑ France-Presse, Agence (2025-08-26). "Botswana faces health crisis as medical supply chain collapses". Daily Tribune. Retrieved 2025-08-29.

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