§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what her Department's assessment is of the progress of reproductive health care in medical centres in Botswana. [74896]
§ Clare ShortBotswana has invested heavily in the delivery of basic services across the country, and is making significant progress in the provision of reproductive health care. The very high prevalence of HIV/AIDS will seriously affect progress towards all reproductive health goals. However, Botswana is making huge efforts to deliver good quality prevention programmes and medical care for those who are HIV +.This should help to strengthen reproductive health care systems more generally in the country's medical centres.
§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what percentage of UK assistance is spent on(a) care workers, (b) nurses, (c) medical centres and (d) HIV/AIDS programmes in Botswana. [74898]
§ Clare ShortThe UK provides no direct support for care workers, nurses and medical centres in Botswana. Botswana, along with Lesotho, Swaziland and 193W Namibia, benefits from a regional DFID HIV/AIDS programme worth over £7.5 million over five years. The programme has several strands, including strengthening the Ministry of Health's response in each country.