The Botswana Medicines Regulatory Authority (BoMRA) has taken first steps towards advancing constructive dialogue on traditional medicines through high-level engagement with village leadership. The engagement is part of the Authority’s broader strategy to strengthen collaboration with traditional medicine practitioners, associations, and stakeholders involved in the production, sale, and use of the products. 

It also contributes to the ongoing national dialogue on traditional medicines in Botswana, a continued step in the journey that is aimed at bringing the sector under a regulatory framework that enables sustainability, while ensuring that products conform to standards of safety, quality, and efficacy. Welcoming the BoMRA delegation to Dibete Kgosi Mabua conveyed strong support for the initiative, describing it as both timely and inclusive. 

Kgosi Mabua emphasised the importance of respectful engagement with traditional healers in the country. He welcomed the establishment of platforms that recognise the value and contribution of traditional products and indigenous knowledge within Botswana’s healthcare landscape.The Mahalapye District Commissioner, Mr Ernest Phiri, reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to supporting BoMRA in realising its objectives for the regulation and development of traditional medicines. The Authority will continue to carry out more consultations with other key stakeholders across the country as it works towards the development of a structured and inclusive regulatory framework for traditional medicines in Botswana.