Africa-Press – Botswana. Maun Private Hospital and LaGrace Private Medical Clinic have donated medical commodities worth P275,000 to the North West District Council (NWDC) in an effort to ease the acute shortage of medical drugs and supplies in the region.
Speaking at the handover ceremony recently, NWDC chairperson Mr Itumeleng Kelebetseng thanked the two health institutions for their timely support, saying the donation would greatly help address the ongoing health crisis in the district.
“These donations will go a long way in improving the lives of people in our community and we are truly thankful for such a generous gesture,” Mr Kelebetseng said.
He said the council had recently appealed to the private sector for assistance following government’s declaration of a state of public health emergency. He urged other private entities to follow suit, noting that many lives continued to be in danger due to the unavailability of essential medicines.
“We have an initiative called Adopt-A-School that has worked well for us, if we could extend this idea to Adopt-a-Clinic, it could become a powerful strategy to help us fight this crisis,” he added.
Maun Private Hospital chief executive officer ,Dr Dharamphal Singh commended the NWDC for its commitment to community welfare and reiterated the importance of collective responsibility in times of crisis.
“We are indeed going through a difficult phase, and that is why it is critical for us to work together and provide solutions to the challenges before us,” Dr Singh said.
He emphasised the value of giving back to the community and described the relationship between healthcare providers and the public as one of mutual support.
“When one party is in crisis, the other must step in with solutions, that is how we build a stronger and more resilient society,” he said.
LaGrace Private Medical Clinic director, Dr Christopher Mwamba underscored the spirit of compassion and collaboration, saying lasting solutions could only be achieved when communities were united.
“God has instructed us to love one another as we love ourselves and if we embrace that love, our communities will change for the better and we will live in a peaceful and caring society,” Dr Mwamba said.
He described the donations as a starting point for stronger partnerships between the private sector and local authorities.
“We should not view this crisis as government’s problem alone as this fight concerns all of us and by holding hands, we can overcome it together,” he said.
LaGrace Private Medical Clinic donated medical commodities worth P5,000, including Allergex, antibiotics, blood pressure medication, vitamin C, gauze, alcohol swabs, tongue depressors, sanitary pads used during delivery and IV fluids.
Maun Private Hospital, on the other hand, contributed items worth P270,000, comprising of asthma drugs, antibiotics, painkillers and inhalers.
The donation is expected to ease some of the immediate pressure on health facilities across the district as authorities and partners continued to mobilise resources to address the nationwide shortage of medical supplies.
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