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India has offered to help Botswana address the acute shortage of essential medicines in the Southern African nation. The announcement was made by President Duma Boko during a media briefing with visiting Indian President Droupadi Murmu. Botswana has been dealing with a health crisis, with the availability of essential medicines reported to be as low as 36%.

President Boko declared a public health emergency in August, calling on the military to help oversee the supply chain as the government enforces a multimillion-dollar health plan.

The Southern African nation has been grappling with an economic crisis, caused by a downturn in the international diamond market. Diamonds are Botswana’s main export.