GOVERNMENT has dispatched a consignment of essential medicines to Botswana to assist with a public health emergency in that country caused by critical shortages of medicines. The Ministry of Health says these challenges have led to stock-outs of medicines for conditions such as HIV, cancer and diabetes, necessitating urgent intervention. In a statement, Sunday, Ministry of Health Principal Public Relations Officer Georgia Chimombo said in keeping with regional cooperation and public health solidarity, Zambia had released a 20-tonne consignment of essential medicines to support Botswana’s immediate needs. “The Ministry of Health wishes to inform the Zambian public that government has facilitated the provision of a consignment of essential medicines to the Republic of Botswana, which is currently experiencing a public...