In August 2025, Botswana declared a State of Public Health Emergency after severe shortages of essential medicines hit public facilities, with elective surgeries postponed.
A second route to care
Government responded decisively — but the lesson for households is personal: families with only one route to healthcare have no fallback when the system is strained. Private health cover is that second route — access to private GPs, pharmacies and hospitals, whatever pressures the wider system faces.
Alpha Direct members are backed by a nationwide private provider network. Resilience is built before the crisis, not during it.
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