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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 85756, member: 27"]
Botswana is force-resetting public healthcare, taking over hospitals, moving services, killing surgical backlogs, and locking down medicine supplies.

Public health system reset
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[*]The Ministry of Health launched an emergency overhaul of referral hospitals.
[*]Pressure from overcrowding and safety risks triggered the intervention.
[*]Leadership framed this as recovery, not patchwork fixes.
[*]National plans are driving timelines and accountability.
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Hospital takeover and decongestion
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[*]The Sir Ketumile Masire Teaching Hospital will become fully public by April 1, 2026.
[*]The phased takeover begins immediately under government control.
[*]The goal is easing strain at Princess Marina Hospital.
[*]Bed shortages and theatre bottlenecks pushed surgical delays.
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Service relocation and backlogs
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[*]The Ministry of Health starts moving emergency and specialist services from early February.
[*]Accident care, dialysis, imaging, and select surgeries shift to SKMTH.
[*]Orthopaedic cases at PMH hit 70 patients, mostly fractures.
[*]Bed capacity jumps from 66 to 106, enabling ten daily operations.
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Diagnostics and medicine supply
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[*]The Stephen Modise confirmed temporary lab outsourcing due to equipment failures.
[*]Mobile X-ray units reached Bobonong, Pandamatenga, and Gumare.
[*]Over 338 essential medicines were secured from the United Arab Emirates.
[*]HIV, TB, and cancer drugs are covered for at least twelve months.
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