Beyond Duma Care: Why Botswana Must Rethink How Its Health System Works?
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Beyond Duma Care: Why Botswana Must Rethink How Its Health System Works?
In recent weeks, I have argued that National Health Insurance, as framed throughÂ
Duma Care cannot succeed without a strong primary health care foundation. In my 29 March 2026 article, I raised the question of whether Botswana is ready for such a reform. On 12 April 2026, I reflected on what Botswana could learn from the United States’ Affordable Care Act, not as imitation, but as a way of understanding how financing reforms behave in real systems. That argument still stands. But it now needs to go a step further.
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The post Beyond Duma Care: Why Botswana Must Rethink How Its Health System Works? first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Thabo Seleke
4/27/2026 2:09:43 AM