In Central District — BBCA recently joined Serowe District Counsel under the theme “Taking Services to the people” to visit Mabuo village. Other stake holders included Companies, CEDA,LEA,SHAA, IEC,DCEC,Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Youth, Gender Affairs, Botswana Police, Ministry of Education, Youth Impact, DHMT and Mopipi International.

On 24th July 2023 BBCA recently joined forces with the DAC’s office at Kokotsha horse race, for Condom distribution and awareness messaging on different diseases.

BBCA in Partnership with the National AIDS and Health Promotion Agency (NAHPA) were holding a two day training from 13th & 14th July 2023 for peer educators in the workplace at Cresta Botsalo Hotel, Palapye. The purpose of the training is for self sustenance of health and wellness programmes in companies post the current BBCA/NAHPA project, and be able to feed BBCA with the data. As part of their training, peer educators in the workplace will be taken through a series of topics such as Health and Wellness programmes in Botswana cascaded to the workplace, introduction to basic counseling, HIV/AIDS prevention, Gender and HIV, and Voluntary counseling and testing. Program will see peer educators being drilled on health issues such as Mental Health, Understanding TB and it’s implications, Non-Communicable Diseases, STIs, Drugs and Substance Abuse and Social Behavior Change Communication amongst others. The two day training will conclude with awarding of certificates to the participants.

Botswana Business Coalition on Aids (BBCA) was named the best Non-Governmental Organisation at the recently ended 27th Business Botswana Northern Trade Fair, which was held in Francistown last week

The latest AIDS Impact Survey shows that Botswana is doing well in reducing the spread of HIV, through targeted programmes such Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission.

Botswana Business Coalition on AIDS (BBCA) recently held a successful consultative Health and Wellness Business Forum in Francistown.

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are increasingly becoming a steady silent pandemic. Speaking during the recent State of The Nation Address, His Excellency Dr Mokgweetsi EK Masisi said the World Health Organisation statistics of 2020 show that NCDs account for 46 percent of all pre-mature deaths in Botswana.

His Excellency Dr Mokgweetsi EK Masisi says the many years of fight againstHIV/AIDS, which is anchored on behavioral change, testing, enrolment in Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART),