New Legal Policy Group in Botswana to Identify Legislative Priorities

Parliamentarians for Women’s Health in Botswana has convened a legal policy group to identify priority legislative areas toward improving women’s health in Botswana, particularly women affected and infected with HIV and AIDS. The group will:

• Review and comment on the legal audit of legislation that has direct relevance to women’s health in Botswana;
• Review and comment on policy gaps based on a policy analysis of women’s access to health care in Botswana;
• Assist in identifying the obstacles that hinder women’s access to health care services in Botswana;
• Share information and experiences in their respective capacities with regard to access to health care services for women; and
• Develop a plan for legislative action by making recommendations to members of parliament to improve access to health care for women and lobby for increased budgetary allocations for women’s health.