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Dr M Moeti meets Botswana's Acting President Hon. M Masisi

The Regional Director for Africa Meets Botswana's Acting President

12 October 2017

Gaborone, Botswana - 6th October 2017: The Acting President of the Republic of Botswana His Honour Vice President Mokgweetsi Eric Masisi hosted the Regional Director at the Office of the President for high level discussions. The meeting was the culmination of a three day State Visit to Botswana. Acting President Masisi was accompanied by the Minister of Health and Wellness, Honourable Dorcas Makgato, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Ms Shenaaz el Halabi. The Regional Director was accompanied by the WHO Representative to Botswana, Dr Martins Ovberedjo.

Dr Moeti giving a Public Lecture presentation at the University of Botswana

Dr Moeti focuses on "Transforming Africa's Health: Leaving No-one Behind"

05 October 2017

Gaborone, Botswana - 05 October 2017: Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO Regional Director for Africa, yesterday delivered a powerful presentation titled “Transforming Africa's Health: Leaving No-one Behind”, to an overflowing 200-seater conference auditorium at the University of Botswana.

Dr M Moeti - WHO Regional Director for Africa

WHO Regional Director For Africa Visits Botswana

03 October 2017

The Ministry of Health and Wellness will host the World Health Organization's Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, from 3rd - 5th October 2017. She will be on a three day official visit. Dr Moeti will be accompanied by senior management from the Regional Office.

Upon arrival, Dr Moeti will meet with the Minister of Health and Wellness, Honourable Dorcas Makgato and her team, where they will discuss co-operation and support between Botswana and WHO over the years and going forward.

One of the Joint TB and HIV Review teams interviewing Dr Seipone, the Director of Health Services

Botswana embarks on a joint review of five health programmes!

13 September 2017

The Government of Botswana, with technical support from WHO has embarked on a two week joint review of five health programmes, namely, Community and Home Based Care (CHBC), Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART), Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI), Tuberculosis (TB) and a situational analysis on Viral Hepatitis Prevention and Control. This is the first ever joint review of this magnitude in the African Region.

Group photo of facilitators and participants

WHO Regional Office for Africa trains countries on KPI integration

31 August 2017

Gaborone, Botswana - 31 August 2017: As part of the on-going implementation of the Regional Transformation Agenda, AFRO has trained designated staff from three country offices, namely Botswana, Namibia and Malawi, on integrating the AFRO Results Framework into their plans to enable better performance management and reporting . The Results Framework comprises Key Performance Indicators that will link individual staff performance to the country office, regional office and country national performance and thus highlight areas for improvement and support.

Botswana Commemorates World No Tobacco Day

08 June 2017

31 May 2017, Selebi-Phikwe, Botswana: Botswana commemorated World No Tobacco Day in the copper mining town of Selebi-Phikwe. The commemoration was headlined by the Assistant Minister of Health and Wellness Honourable Phillip Makgalemele, who pleaded with the public to monitor and curb the impact of tobacco on their health, income and social life.

Ms El-Halabi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, giving the opening remarks at the Maternal Mortality Reduction Summit

Botswana conducts a high level summit to identify ways to accelerate reduction of ma...

06 October 2016

Francistown, Botswana, 17 September 2016 -- Concerned by the persistently high maternal deaths despite the high coverage of key maternal mortality reduction interventions (such as antenatal care, skilled birth attendance and postnatal care), the Ministry of Health convened a high level two-day national summit. Stakeholders in attendance, including MOH, DHMTs, all hospitals management and professional bodies, deliberated on the high levels of maternal and newborn mortality and to propose ways and means to accelerate their reduction.

L-R: Dr Haruna Jibril, Director of Department of Public Health; WR Dr Zawaira, Hon. Makgato and Ms Naledi Mlaudzi, Acting Deputy Permanent Secretary for Preventive Services ..

WHO Representative pays courtesy call on new Minister of Health!

27 November 2014

Gaborone: The WHO Representative to Botswana Dr Felicitas Zawaira paid a courtesy call on the new Minister of Health, Honourable Dorcas Makgato. The Minister appreciated the support WHO continues to give to Botswana and indicated that while she understands the fact that WHO is not a funding agency, she wanted to be assured that WHO support will always be forthcoming when asked for. Responding to a pointed and very relevant question, “So how useful can you be to me?”,Dr Zawaira assured the Minister of round the clock availability of WHO support.

Participants listening to a demonstration of teaching methods

Training of trainers workshop for TB management

11 November 2016

Francistown, Botswana, 11 November 2016 - Botswana National TB Program held Training of Trainers Workshop, in collaboration with the City of Francistown, with the objective of building a network of trainers that are skilled in training methodologies meant to improve TB Programme performance outcomes. These trainers will in turn capacitate District Health Care workers on TB management. This was necessitated by the changing landscape of TB and attrition of current trainers.

WR Botswana Dr Ovberedjo's presentation of Credentials

22 January 2016

Botswana, 22 January 2015 - Gaborone, The new WR to Botswana Dr Martins OVBEREDJO presented his credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Honourable Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi this morning.

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