Botswana - Obtain Sexual Reproductive Service

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Procedure

Apply In Person

1. The Ministry of Health & Awareness (MoH), Department of Public Health office with the aid of public and private registered hospitals and clinics offers services such as Primary Health Care Services that include Sexual & Reproductive Health services. MoH Contact & Map Details
2. Persons who wish to access such services, should visit the nearest clinical centre and express their interest to access the various services, such as the use of family planning, such persons have a right to be counselled on both the advantages and disadvantages of each of the methods and thereafter make their own choice; they have a right to access other services such as STIs, Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT), and other HIV related services.
3. The MoH is committed to supplying reproductive health commodities and providing information and services so that more women and men have access to family planning and other reproductive health services. The MoH also support comprehensive sexuality education for young people to prevent child marriages, unwanted teenage pregnancies, unsafe abortions, HIV infection and other sexually transmitted infections.
4. The MoH prioritize programmes focused on the reduction of maternal mortality, comprehensive sexuality education, reducing gender inequality, repositioning family planning and reducing HIV, with special attention to key populations at risk.

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Required Documents

• No supporting document required.

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Health & Wellness (MoH)
Physical Address:
Ministry of Health & WellnessPlot 5460924
Amos StreetGovernment EnclaveGaborone

Postal Address:
Ministry of Health & WellnessHeadquartersPrivate Bag 0038Gaborone
TOLL-Free Customer: 0800600740
Enquiries: 3632500/3170585
Emergency Services: 997
Email Address: [email protected]
MoH Contact & Map Details
MoH Website
Ministry Business hours: Monday-Friday from 8:00 am-1:00 pm and 2:00 pm -5:00 pm, closed during Public Holidays.

NOTE: Hours of Operation: Public Clinics operate weekdays from 7.30 am to 4.30 pm with a nurse on call available after hours, weekends and holidays. Some public clinics operate 24 hours.

Eligibility

• All members of the public are eligible to obtain these services.

Fees

• General consultation for locals in government/public clinics is 5 Pula. Children under five years of age and elders above 65 years do not pay consultation fees.
• Other services Fees the patients should consult with the clinic cashier office.

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• These services are rendered within the day.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Instructions

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e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

Required Information

• Full names of the applicant
• Age/Gender
• Reason for the visit to the centre
• residential address
• contact details

Need for the Document

Sexual & Reproductive Health services offer services such as Maternal and child health, Safe Motherhood, Adolescent health, Family planning.

Information which might help

HANDBOOK OF THE BOTSWANA 2016 INTEGRATED HIV CLINICAL CARE GUIDELINES

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

MoH Health Services

Others

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