Botswana Declares Public Health Emergency Over Severe Medicine Shortage

Botswana has declared a public health emergency after facing severe shortages of essential medicines and medical equipment. President Duma Boko announced the decision in a televised address, setting out a multimillion-pound plan to rectify the supply chain involving military oversight.

Boko said that managing shortages would be “highly price sensitive” due to limited funds. The crisis followed a downturn in the international diamond market and cuts to U.S. aid, leaving most of the 2.5 million…