Botswana launches 3rd non-communicable diseases risk factor survey

GABORONE, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Botswana on Wednesday launched a survey to offer information about the current prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and their risk factors in the country.

Botswanan Minister of Health Edwin Dikoloti told the media in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, that the survey, the third of its kind, titled Non-Communicable Diseases Risk Factor Survey, would be done in partnership with the National AIDS and Health Promotion Agency, the World Health Organization, and Statistics Botswana.