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Namibia: Botswana diamond market downturn, US aid cuts leads to national public health emergency – News

Namibia: Botswana diamond market downturn, US aid cuts leads to national public health emergency – News

Africa Links 24 with BBC
Published on 2025-08-26 18:40:15

Botswana has declared a public health emergency as it faces a shortage of essential medicines and medical equipment.

President Duma Boko made the announcement in a televised address on Monday, setting out a multimillion-dollar plan to rectify the supply chain involving military oversight.

Managing the shortages would be “highly price sensitive due to our limited coffers”, he told the nation.

The economy of Botswana, which has a population of 2.5 million, has been hit by a…

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