{"id":987773190,"date":"2025-05-06T19:23:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T18:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/?post_type=news&#038;p=987773190"},"modified":"2025-06-05T20:12:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T19:12:11","slug":"botswana-partners-with-buffett-foundation-to-boost-maternal-healthcare-and-uhc","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/news\/botswana-partners-with-buffett-foundation-to-boost-maternal-healthcare-and-uhc\/","title":{"rendered":"Botswana partners with Buffett Foundation to boost maternal healthcare and UHC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;!!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;!!! 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PLEASE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||1em||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"106\" data-end=\"533\"><a href=\"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/countries\/botswana\/\">Botswana<\/a> has announced a major new partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/buffettscholarships.org\/\">Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation<\/a> aimed at transforming the country&#8217;s healthcare system, with a focus on maternal health, universal health coverage (UHC), and primary healthcare services. President Duma Boko welcomed the Foundation\u2019s Vice President, Dr. Senait Fisseha, for high-level discussions on collaborative financing and support for sustainable health development.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"535\" data-end=\"871\">The partnership will support the development of national strategies and policies to enhance maternal healthcare, including a national surgical, obstetric, and gynaecological plan to ensure safer childbirth. It will also strengthen primary healthcare services and improve the prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"873\" data-end=\"1193\">Dr. Fisseha, a globally recognised expert in reproductive health, commended President Boko for his data-driven approach and commitment to digitalising the health sector. 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