Global Training Outreach: Botswana
Botswana-Rutgers Partnership for Health
Peter Vuylsteke, MD
NJ ACTS Global Outreach Facilitator in Botswana
Botswana-Rutgers Partnership for Health
In August 2018, Rutgers Global Health Institute engaged with Botswana’s leadership, including the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the University of Botswana, to identify global health partnership opportunities. Led by Botswana President Mokgweetsi Eric Masisi and Rutgers President Robert L. Barchi, the broad partnership will focus on health care, information technology, higher education and research, entrepreneurship and innovation, civic leadership and other needs to help Botswana transform from a predominantly natural resource-based economy into a knowledge-based one.
Read more about the Botswana-Rutgers Partnership for Health here
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