{"id":20323,"date":"2023-01-20T15:09:58","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T15:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/health-crisis-blame-game"},"modified":"2023-01-20T16:58:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T16:58:04","slug":"health-crisis-blame-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/health-crisis-blame-game","title":{"rendered":"HEALTH CRISIS BLAME GAME"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>In a leaked conversation between Minister of Health Dr Edwin Dikoloti and the MP for Mahalapye West, David Tshere, the former places blame solely on District Health Management Teams for the nationwide medicine shortage.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister of Health (MoH) Dr Edwin Dikoloti has blamed District Health Management Teams (DHMT) countrywide for unavailability of medicines at public health facilities, The Botswana Gazette has established.<\/p>\n<p>In a leaked conversation between the minister and the MP for Mahalapye West, David Tshere, Dikoloti says while the DHMTs are given money by the ministry to place orders with Central Medical Stores (CMS), they are not doing so.<\/p>\n<p>This is leaving health facilities under the DHMTs everywhere in short supply of medicines, among them of chronic diseases like hypertension and sugar diabetes, the minister says.<\/p>\n<p><b>Dares MP<\/b><\/p>\n<p>He then challenges Tshere \u2013 who raised the concerns about shortage of medicines \u2013 to tell the DHMT in his constituency to place orders with CMS. \u201cTell those who claim that there are no medicines in their facilities to place orders from CMS,\u201d he says in the audio that has gone viral on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese people are given money but they are not buying the medicines they are in need of. This has now turned political because people enjoy discrediting the government over shortage of medicines. People always try to find excuses and try to point fingers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quizzed by Tshere regarding why he is not cracking the whip on DHMTs for failing in their job of placing orders with CMS, Dikoloti claims to be constrained. \u201cI cannot crack the whip because my powers are limited,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>While Dikoloti could not be reached for comment, Tshere has confirmed knowledge of the audio but denies recording and leaking it himself.<\/p>\n<p><b>Aggrieved<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I can confirm are the contents of the recording,\u201d he told The Gazette. \u201cI recently called Dikoloti in the presence of aggrieved members of the public after they confronted me following loss of their loved ones due to unavailability of medicines at public health facilities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey approached me in my capacity as Chairman of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health and HIV. I therefore felt obligated call the minister in their presence so that they could also hear for themselves from the horse\u2019s mouth. It seems one of them recorded our conversation and later leaked it.\u201d<\/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. In a leaked conversation between Minister of Health Dr Edwin Dikoloti and the MP for Mahalapye West, David Tshere, the former places blame solely on District Health Management Teams for the nationwide medicine shortage. 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