Thabo Seleke
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- Aug 30, 2026
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From policy promise to system readiness: What Botswana must build for National Health Insurance to succeed | Sunday Standard (opens the original)
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On 9 August, I argued in this newspaper that Botswana should understand medicine shortages through evidence rather than assumptions, because patients experience one health system not separate ministries, warehouses, budgets, contracts or professional jurisdictions. Since then, Parliament has unanimously adopted the National Health Insurance Policy on the 19th August 2026, and the Ministry of Health has announced a ten-year partnership with Abu Dhabi Health Data Services (ADHDS) covering medicine
Evidence, Not Assumptions: Understanding Medicine Shortages Through Health Policy and Systems Research | Sunday Standard (opens the original)
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Last month, I argued that patients experience one health system rather than separate government ministries. A decision on taxation affects access to care. Medicine procurement influences public confidence. Health financing shapes treatment choices. Patients do not experience these issues separately. They experience them together. That discussion leads naturally to another question. How should governments recognise harm during a health-system crisis? Recent public statements concerning medicine s
Pussy Footing or Public Policy? Rethinking Health-System Reform in Botswana | Sunday Standard (opens the original)
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This commentary is not about a word. It is not about personalities. Nor is it intended to criticise any individual, profession or institution. Public attention often settles on the language leaders use, while more important questions remain unexplored. The purpose of this article is to look beyond the headlines. It uses a recent expression that entered Botswana’s public conversation as a point of departure for a broader discussion about health policy, governance and the difficult choices governm
Institutional Polarization and Health-System Reform in Botswana | Sunday Standard (opens the original)
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Political polarization has emerged as a major issue in the world of public health and health policy. Research has highlighted the role of political and ideological polarization in health policy, public trust, vaccine uptake, responses to the pandemic, and health outcomes at the population level (Fraser et al., 2022 ; Nayak et al., 2021 ; Oberlander, 2024 ). Much of this research has examined the effect of conflicts between citizens, political parties, and interest groups on the adoption and impl
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