Dr. Motsomi N. Marobela University of Botswana, Department Management Botswana Email: [email protected] DOI: 10.47556/J.IJIKMMENA.9.1.2021.3 Purpose: This paper is inspired by the emergence COVID-19 and how it has profoundly changed delivery education ushered in an online revolution higher education. Like other institutions learning, was also affected […]

UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets and Fast-Track commitments are presented as precursors to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030, through effecting a 90% reduction in new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths from 2010 levels (HIV epidemic control). Botswana, a low to middle-income country with the third-highest HIV prevalence, and Australia, a low-prevalence high-income country with an epidemic concentrate...

The African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP) played a major role in initiating Botswana’s antiretroviral (ARV) program in 2001. ACHAP is a prominent public-private partnership involving Merck and its foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the government of Botswana. This paper analyzes ACHAP’s efforts to assist Botswana with its ARV program, the first and most advance...

Kebaabetswe et al obviously believe the conventional wisdom that heterosexual sex is the major vector for the transmission/ reception of HIV, and that male circumcision is an effective deterrent to infection. Based on that belief, they have constructed an elaborate and impressive study of the acceptability of circumcision as a prophylactic measure in Botswana. Furthermore, they argue for a prog...

Botswana has experienced a dramatic increase in HIV-related malignancies over the past decade. The BOTSOGO collaboration sought to establish a sustainable partnership with the Botswana oncology community to improve cancer care. This collaboration is anchored by regular tumor boards and on-site visits that have resulted in the introduction of new approaches to treatment and perceived improvement...

Harry Oppenheimer Okavango Research Centre, University of Botswana, Private Bag 285, Maun, Botswana e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]. University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, UK. e-mail : [email protected] 3 C S I R Environmentek, P.O. Box 395, Pretoria 0001, South Africa e-mail: csir.co.za Linkoping University, 581 83 Linkoping, Sweden e-mail: janl...

Kebaabetswe et al obviously believe the conventional wisdom that heterosexual sex is the major vector for the transmission/ reception of HIV, and that male circumcision is an effective deterrent to infection. Based on that belief, they have constructed an elaborate and impressive study of the acceptability of circumcision as a prophylactic measure in Botswana. Furthermore, they argue for a prog...

Botswana is a semi-arid, middle-income African country that imports 90 percent of its food. Despite its relative prosperity, Botswana also suffers from one of the highest measures of income inequality in the world, persistent poverty, and relatively high levels of food insecurity. The objective of this paper is to explore how political economy, climate change and livelihood dynamics are synergi...

BACKGROUND Standard values for birth weight by gestational age are not available for sub-Saharan Africa, but are needed to evaluate incidence and risk factors for intrauterine growth retardation in settings where HIV, antiretrovirals, and other in utero exposures may impact birth outcomes. METHODS Birth weight data were collected from six hospitals in Botswana. Infants born to HIV-negative wo...

This article formulates a route map on how law firms in Botswana may utilise knowledge management to enhance their competitive edge amidst the changing legal environment. It draws from the multiple definitions and perspectives of knowledge management, several frameworks and models together with the empirical findings to recommend a strategy for knowledge management in law firms in Botswana. It ...