Because Botswana has a good infrastructure of airstrips near regional medical clinics in remote areas of the country, Airborne chose Botswana for its first program. Nurses and social workers are available at regional clinics, but doctors, based at hospitals in more populous areas, are in short supply. Although the infrastructure of roads is good, Botswana [...]
Read more →President Hotel Botswana Road, Gaborone respresident@cresta.co.bw Tel: +267 395 3631 Fax: +267 395 1840 Website: www.crestamarakanelo.com GPS coordinate S 24° 39′ 31″ E 25° 54′ 59″ Conveniently located in Gaborone’s thriving CBD, the Cresta President Hotel is well positioned for the businessman and the tourist. The recent, multi-million-pula, extensive renovations will [...]
Read more →One of our destinations is Maun, up in the northern part of Botswana and the gate way to one the most pristine wilderness areas in the world. Safari Specialists are a local Botswana based tour operator, a company specializing in designing and coordinating safaris in Botswana and extensions throughout Southern Africa. They not only have a vast wealth of [...]
Read more →With 2012 heading into its 5th month for the year we look back at our 1st quarter reports and really are proud of what we have achieved with the Doctors here in Botswana. Here are some statistics below of what took place so far: Doctors flown 118 Patients seen 1982 Boxes of medical supplies flown 77 The doctors [...]
Read more →After a long winter and then the hottest October in a long time, the rains have arrived in Botswana. Pula means rain in the national language Setswana and is also the name of the national currency. It gives you an idea of how much pula is appreciated. The dry desert areas have already started to sprout [...]
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Airborne Lifeline Foundation recently started chartering flights from Flying Mission Services (FMS) in Gaborone. Flying Mission Services is the profit-generating arm of Flying Mission, the charity founded by Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm McArthur in 1977. Perceiving the advantages of air transport for mission and medical work in Botswana, Dr. McArthur began using aircraft to take [...]
Read more →Airborne Lifeline Foundation is pleased with the statistics for the last quarter of 2011. Airborne flew over 90 specialists, doctors, and nurses who saw over 1300 patients in visits to hospitals and clinics around the country—averaging over 100 patients per visit. Airborne flew 162 boxes of medical supplies to hospitals and clinics in and around Ghanzi, [...]
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