- Demands that Minister withdraw statement he made about health workers
- He accused healthcare workers of hoarding medicines in distribution facilities
Botswana’s public health sector finds itself at a tense crossroads following a public spat between the Minister of Health, Dr. Stephen Modise, and the nation’s public service trade unions. The unions have demanded that Dr. Modise retract statements he made at a Botswana National Front (BNF) press conference accusing healthcare workers of hoarding medicines in distribution facilities, rather than dispatching them to health centers. This clash exposes deeper fractures within a health system already buckling under the strain of chronic medicine shortages, operational challenges, and mounting pressure on frontline workers.
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