10/02/2026
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The Botswana Harvard Health Partnership (BHP), through its Clinical Capacity Building Programme in Medicine, has donated vital medical supplies to Scottish Livingstone Hospital (SLH) in Molepolole to support diagnostic and clinical care in both the male and female medical wards.
The donation was handed over today (10 February 2026) by Prof. Sara Shwanke Khilji, a Research Associate with BHPโs Clinical Capacity Building Programme based at SLH. Hospital representatives, Internal Medicine Physician Dr. Boitshwarelo Rachaba-Kgaodi and Principal Registered Nurse (PRN) Ms. Rebecca Tabona received the supplies on behalf of the facility.
Dr. Rachaba-Kgaodi and PRN Tabona expressed gratitude to BHP for the support, noting that the donated items will make a meaningful difference in patient care.
Prof. Khilji explained that the donation responds directly to clinical observations at the hospital. โMany key consumables are often unavailable or out of stock when when we see patients in the wards, and this donation, funded through a USD 2,000 grant from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) was used to procure these priority items to address those stockouts,โ she said.
The supplies donated include:
โข 8 boxes of Urinalysis Test Strips (100/box)
โข 150 Pregnancy Test Strips (singles)
โข 20 On Call Glucose Test Strips (50s)
โข 3 On Call Plus Glucometers
โข 2 Contec Pulse Oximeters (SPO2 CMS60C)
โข 1 Contec CMS90A Handheld ECG Machine with Printer
โข 5K Ultrasound Gel x 2
The supplies are earmarked for use in the hospitalโs male and female medical wards, where they will support improved patient assessment, monitoring, and diagnostic capability.
BHPโs Clinical Capacity Building Programme in Medicine, based at SLH, is part of a longstanding collaborative initiative launched in 2011 with partners including BHP, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Boston, and OHSU, Portland.
The programme aims to strengthen healthcare capacity through clinical education, quality improvement, and research while providing clinical training for University of Botswana medical students, doctors, nurses, and other healthcare staff.
It also fosters systems improvement and offers opportunities for visiting U.S. residents and fellows to participate in clinical and educational activities at the hospital.
