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fiogf49gjkf0d HEALTH AND MEDICAL CARE ----------------------- THE DUST AND HEAT MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR ASTHMATICS AND PEOPLE WITH ALLERGIES TO DUST. THOSE WITH SENSITIVE SKIN SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS. THERE ARE HOSPITALS IN ALL MAIN TOWNS. BOTSWANA'S PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM CONSISTS OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF HEALTH FACILITIES. 23 DISTRICT HEALTH TEAMS, 3 REFERRAL HOSPITALS, 12 DISTRICT HOSPITALS, 17 PRIMARY HOSPITALS, 222 CLINICS, 330 HEALTH POSTS AND 740 MOBILE STOPS. HEALTH INSURANCE IS ESSENTIAL. THERE IS A GOVERNMENT MEDICAL SCHEME AND MEDICINES SUPPLIED BY GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS ARE FREE.
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