Cervical cancer vaccination welcome
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
The HPV is one the many vaccinations that the Government has engaged in previous years. However, vaccinations like this have never encountered resistance from the intended beneficiaries. In most cases, there is scepticism as to what the vaccinations are intended to achieve.
There is always suspicion on the quality of vaccines used, and whether there were no underhand dealings to engage in such vaccines. Secondly, there are tribal or religious groupings who do not believe in what they call ‘modern’ medicine.
The Botswana Examination Council (BEC) released the BGCSE results for students who sat for Form 5 examinations in 2024.Whilst initially BEC released that only 3,673 candidates scored 36 points and above, the number was corrected to 6,521 during a press conference, which was held on Friday at the BEC boardroom.The set cut-off for government sponsorship is 36 points and sadly this means that only 6,521 will be eligible for the support and the...