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GABORONE. – Botswana is rolling out stopgap measures to cushion patients affected by the closure of civil society organisations (CSOs) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that perform both prevention and treatment functions related to HIV/AIDS.
Christopher Nyanga, spokesperson for the Ministry of Health, said in a press release yesterday that every effort will be made to provide these services as before.
“Fortunately, in some cases, some of these partners have been providing services within the public health facilities,” said Nyanga, adding that it is unknown how long the CSOs and NGOs will be closed.
Nyanga said the ministry is still consulting other stakeholders on how services like those for victims of gender-based violence will be alternatively provided. He said the government will issue more updates on developments and new initiatives. – Xinhua.com
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