{"id":14700,"date":"2022-10-06T10:51:13","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T10:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/botswana-launches-health-institute-to-respond-to-infectious-diseases-threats"},"modified":"2022-10-06T11:45:16","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T11:45:16","slug":"botswana-launches-health-institute-to-respond-to-infectious-diseases-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/botswana-launches-health-institute-to-respond-to-infectious-diseases-threats","title":{"rendered":"Botswana launches health institute to respond to infectious diseases threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Botswana Health Ministry has launched the Public Health Institute (BPHI), which will enable the country to quickly help stop, detect and respond to infectious diseases threats before they become epidemics.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Minister of Health, Edwin Dikoloti, said during the BPHI reference committee\u2019s inaugural meeting in Gaborone, Botswana\u2019s capital, that the meeting demonstrates high-level commitment and leadership toward building the necessary capacity for health security and overall health system resilience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBPHI is a scientifically-driven unit to consolidate public health function, will serve to harness and promote local public health research and development and response,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dikoloti said that the BPHI will enable Botswana to participate strategically on a local, regional and international level by contributing to the growing scientific knowledge and evidence and finding solutions specific to their region and communities.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, he said the institution will be best positioned to respond to the emerging focus post-COVID-19 pandemic, which will include strengthening research and development, as well as laboratory and diagnostic capacities to detect new and emerging threats.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\">Botswana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. 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