Botswana Healthcare Students Symposium

15/01/2020

No Brake Fluid for Tinea Versicolor

Tinea/ Pityriasis Versicolor (MADI)

This is a common fungal skin infection caused by a fungus known as Malassezia.

Malassezia lives on the surface of everyone's skin. Sometimes this yeast overgrows and causes the patchy rash.This happens most often in warm moist climates like Botswana. Most people with this condition are in good health.

It can be cured, Most patients are treated with topical antifungal agents that are applied to the skin.The rash of pityriasis versicolor often comes back. Your doctor may then have to prescribe oral antifungal medicines. We know it can be irritating!

MYTH: Acid ya Battery does not work and may be harmful to your skin!

26/11/2019

BLACK SCORPION BITE/ GO LONGWA KE LESHOKGO LE LE NTSHO;

It's summer and here in Palapye we have received quite a number of patients who have been stung by black Scorpions, Very common in Extension 7 and Khurumela areas. The Black Scorpion venom is neurotoxic( Which means it primarily affects the nervous system).

PARENTS, We need to be extra careful especially with kids playing outside as this can be a very serious condition for young children.

Symptoms/Dikae: Excruciating pain at the bite area (Botlhoko jo bo feteletseng), Redness (Bohibidu), Oedema (Go ruruga leoto), Paraesthesia( Bosisi mo leotong),
Blurry vision and Convulsions for kids and elderly

First Aid: Wash with Soap and Water (Tlhapa ka Metsi a a molora)
Cold Compression (Gatisa ka metsi a a tsididi)
Come and see the doctor

Let's be Safe

05/11/2019

Donate for a prostate biopsy kit at Princess Marina.

20/05/2019

What to do with Flu!🤧

08/04/2019

New modern family medical center. General Practitioner consults daily 24 hours

28/09/2018

Let's save our babies, When your baby is having diarrhoea and vomiting, mothers, these are the critical signs to look out for. Take your child immediately to the nearest clinic. Dehydration is the killer of babies.

01/11/2016

27/08/2015

Take a sneak peek inside IDDS Dkar in Botswana 2015. You can read more about this summit and our other work at www.idin.org.

29/05/2015

Happy Nurses Day

01/01/2015

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IDDS is committed to bringing together people from all over the world who share a passion for creating technologies that address the challenges for people living in poverty.

01/01/2015

If you are a hands-on person or know someone that is hands-on or has an undying passion in addressing community livelihood challenges. Residing either in a desert anywhere in the world, or in a community in Botswana, Southern Africa, in Africa or anywhere else in the world.... please kindly apply or get them to apply!!! :-)

DEADLINE: 20th January 2015

Thanks for your interest in applying to IDDS D’Kar! IDDS D’Kar is a 2 week summit that will be hosted in D’Kar, Botswana from August 3 to August 15, 2015.