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Thabo Seleke

2026-08-302026-10-27

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  1. October 2026
  2. Botswana Sunday Standard

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    Learning from Ghana, Designing for Botswana: Lessons for National Health Insurance
  3. September 2026
  4. Botswana Sunday Standard

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    More Than an Insurance Card: Botswana’s Primary Health Care Experiment
  5. Botswana Sunday Standard

    … complete all required fields!'); ihcCheckLoginField('pwd', 'Please complete all required fields!'); return FALSE; } }); } ); The post The Ministry Gap: Why Botswana’s NHI Needs to Reckon with Its Fiscal Architecture first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Thabo Seleke …

    The Ministry Gap: Why Botswana’s NHI Needs to Reckon with Its Fiscal Architecture
  6. August 2026
  7. Botswana Sunday Standard

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    From policy promise to system readiness: What Botswana must build for National Health Insurance to succeed
Opinion

Botswana studies Ghana's national health insurance lessons

The News

Following Parliament's adoption of Botswana's National Health Insurance Policy in August 2026, an opinion piece examines Ghana's two-decade-old National Health Insurance Scheme, which has expanded healthcare access and financial protection but faced challenges in provider payments, financing sustainability, institutional coordination, and service quality.

14 hours ago · Botswana Sunday Standard →

Yesterday

  1. Botswana studies Ghana's national health insurance lessons

    Following Parliament's adoption of Botswana's National Health Insurance Policy in August 2026, an opinion piece examines Ghana's two-decade-old National Health Insurance Scheme, which has expanded healthcare access and financial protection but faced challenges in provider payments, financing sustainability, institutional coordination, and service quality.

    14 hours ago · Botswana Sunday Standard →

Monday 28 September

  1. Botswana's NHI policy must clarify funding roles across institutions

    Botswana's National Health Insurance policy is structurally built on primary health care with a costed benefit package and phased pilots, but practical coordination gaps remain unresolved. Government Notice No. 742 of 2024 transferred clinics to the local government ministry while primary hospitals and NHI design stayed with the Health ministry, creating ambiguity over who funds clinic operations and supervises referrals while claims are pending.

    28 September 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →

Monday 21 September

  1. Botswana's NHI split between ministries risks implementation, analysis warns

    An opinion piece argues that Botswana's National Health Insurance, being designed in the Ministry of Health, faces institutional friction because primary health care was moved to the Ministry of Local Government and Traditional Affairs in April 2025. The author calls for clarity on consultation processes and questions whether the government has completed foundational stages beyond legislation.

    21 September 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →

Sunday 30 August

  1. Botswana adopts National Health Insurance Policy, partners with Abu Dhabi

    Parliament unanimously adopted the National Health Insurance Policy on 19 August 2026, and the Ministry of Health announced a ten-year partnership with Abu Dhabi Health Data Services covering medicines, medical products, digital health, genomics and supply-chain support. The Minister of Health framed NHI as a question of dignity and equity, ensuring people can obtain quality care regardless of where they live or what they earn.

    30 August 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →

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