Sethomo Lelatisitswe

Sethomo Lelatisitswe (died 01 August 2025) was a Motswana politician and educator. He was the former Deputy Minister of Health in Botswana, after having lost in the 2024 general elections. He was a member of Botswana Democratic Party. Quotes Liaise with Air Botswana, Botswana Railways, pull up BDF vehicles, whatever manpower you need, pull it up, work in shifts to be able to assist so that medicines arrive on time. EXPEDITE MEDICINE DISPENSATION – LELATISITSWE, AFRICAPress (6 February 2023) Indeed a father is a very special person in the family unit whose impact can be felt from family level and to national level. The impact of a father is the most powerful in a family setup. It is against this backdrop that caring fathers who love their families, bring stability, peace and understanding in the in the family setupd. Setting up a good example to our children is also a requisite for building future leaders as parents. Counselling is also an area that men can explore to strengthen their relationships when they are faced with challenges. CARING FATHERS VALUABLE – LELATISITSWE, AFRICAPress (27 June 2023) In the coming weeks, we would have exhausted the Botswana market. However, we would still not have been able to replace all nurses and midwives who have been dispensing medications since the birth of our health system. Our local tertiary institutions do not produce enough pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who can be engaged to serve our people. We need close to a thousand pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to adequately cover all our clinics and health facilities. Given the shortage of these professionals in the market, including regionally as alluded, it may take up to five years to reach these numbers if we were to rely solely on the recruitment of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. We need close to a thousand Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians to have all our clinics and health facilities adequately covered. 1000 PHARMACISTS URGENTLY NEEDED!The Gazette(9 August 2023) This alignment helps to bridge the skills gap by equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to excel in a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape. Indeed, Botswana is also on the trajectory to export skilled manpower. Furthermore, this international accreditation opens doors to collaborations and partnership opportunities with other accredited institutions, both nationally and internationally. Botswana achieves WFOT accreditation for occupational therapy education,Xinhua (23 April 2024) The need for blood is universal, but access to safe blood for all those who need it, is not. We are currently managing an average of 24 000 blood units. Make access to safe blood reality - Lelatisitswe,DailyNews (16 June 2024) an acceptable supply of all major medications that were not available for most of last year and the beginning of this year. It is now common cause that the COVID-19 pandemic worsened medication supply globally. Developing countries like Botswana which currently have fewer or no medications manufacturing plants, were the hardest hit. I cannot deny that this has affected service delivery in our health facilities I anticipate discussions with the unions for nurses and other allied professions in the health sector to also lead us to an amicable solution. Medical supply stabilize - Lelatisitswe, Dailynews (8 August 2023) Category:Politicians from Botswana Category:Living people