BOTSWANA 4. Ministry of Health Category 1 - WEBSITE www.moh.gov.bw/ The website is user-friendly and contains relevant and useful information. In comparison to the last three years, the website has improved with more relevant information available. The site scores among the best three surveyed this year. Good work, even though the budget and expenditure is still missing. n = 20 Yes 1. Does this website contain up to date information? No Partial Additional Information • 2. Does the website contain: a) A description of its powers as well as data on the organisational structure, the functions, and the responsibilities of the administration? • b) A list of laws, acts etc. issued within the scope of its powers. • c) Reports, policies, programs? • d) Budget and expenditure? • e) Information about procurement procedures, signed contracts? • • f) Vacancies and employment procedures? g) The name, the address, the telephone number and the working hours of the respective institution? • h) The contact details of public officials? • i) A mechanism to request and receive a response to electronic messages and requests for information? • MOH directory provided no names, but did provide designations Total Score: 18/20 Category 2: Requests for Information The following questions were sent to the Ministry of Health. 1. Since the establishment of rolling out of Pneumococcal vaccines by Government health care outlets, how has the vaccine impacted on the lives of the Batswana infants? 2. Presently, what do you think is lagging behind in our health sector to ensure safe and healthy children? 3. In regard to the PMTCT programme, are parents and would be parents coming forward to benefit from the programme? n = 20 1.Is there an official designated to take and respond to information requests? (Please state title of officials in ‘Additional Information’) Yes No Additional Information • Public Relations Officer 2. Did the institution reply within 21 days? (If less than 7 please state in ‘Additional Information’) • 3. Did the Institution respond to a request for information? • 4. Does the authority publish its procedures for dealing with information requests? • 5. Did the institution provide all of the information requested? (If partially please mark ‘No’, indicate in ‘Additional Information’ how much of the information requested was supplied) • 6. Did the institution provide written reasons for the refusal of information? (If information was not refused, please contact the institution to find out what the policy is in this regard –if the institution supplies written reasons for refusal mark ‘Yes’) • 7. Did the institution disclose information about its operations, budgets, structure etc. • 8. Did the authority provide information without questioning the aims and motivations of the applicant? • 9. Did the institution acknowledge your request for information within 7 days? • 10. Was the information received clear and understandable? • Total Score: 2/20 14