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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 85758, member: 27"]
The president of Botswana laid out a blunt hospital fix plan to chiefs, pushing public takeovers, service shifts, and rural diagnostics without sugarcoating pressure points.

Briefing with traditional leaders
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[*]Duma Boko addressed Dikgosi on public health reforms.
[*]The focus stayed on access, congestion relief, and system capacity.
[*]Referral hospitals were flagged as stress zones.
[*]The Chiefs got a direct policy download, not a ceremony.
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Hospital transitions and access
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[*]Duma Boko confirmed Sthat ir Ketumile Masire Teaching Hospital goes fully public.
[*]Outpatient care shifts away from Princess Marina Hospital.
[*]Dialysis moves from Block 8 Clinic to SKMTH.
[*]Transport permits will support new routes to the hospital.
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Diagnostics and surgical pressure
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[*]Duma Boko backed the mobile X-ray rollout to Gumare, Bobonong, and Pandamatenga.
[*]Rural diagnostics gaps were called unacceptable.
[*]Orthopaedics at Princess Marina Hospital gets backlog relief.
[*]Shared theatres and added beds target shorter waits.
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Response from Ntlo ya Dikgosi
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[*]Ntlo ya Dikgosi welcomed the engagement.
[*]Kgosi Malope II praised ongoing consultations.
[*]Traditional leaders are committed to collaboration.
[*]Development goals were framed as a shared lane.
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