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Southern Africa reaffirms commitment to protect every child against vaccine-preventable diseases

Southern Africa reaffirms commitment to protect every child against vaccine-preventable diseases

Jwaneng—Health leaders and polio experts from Botswana, Eswatini,…
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Pandemic Fund Subregional Forum in Gaborone, 9-10 December 2025

Southern Africa tackles climate-driven disease threats through Pandemic Fund grant

Gaborone—Eight Southern African countries – Botswana, Lesotho,…
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Botswana signs national action plan during World Antimicrobial Awareness Week

Botswana signs national action plan during World Antimicrobial Awareness Week

Palapye—Botswana has taken a decisive step in its fight against…
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Botswana’s National Action Plan for Health Security

WHO Botswana and Botswana Public Health Institute advance national health security

Gaborone—The World Health Organization (WHO) Botswana, in…
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2024 STEPS Survey in Botswana

What the STEPS survey reveals about health in Botswana

Gaborone—Botswana’s health profile is changing—and not always in ways…
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Honorable Acting Minister of Health, Mr Lawrence Ookeditse, signing the commitment for the implementation of the One Health National Strategy

Momentous step for One Health initiative in Botswana

Gaborone—Botswana reaches a significant milestone in fostering the…
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Kasane International Airports - IHR core capacities assessment

Botswana intensifies health security with crucial border capacity assessment

Gaborone—The Ministry of Health (MoH), supported by the World Health…
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BoMRA Takes Major Step Towards WHO Maturity Level 3 with Assisted Self-Benchmarking

Botswana Medicines Regulatory Authority conducts five-day assisted self-benchmarking exercise

Gaborone—The Botswana Medicines Regulatory Authority (BoMRA)…
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NIMHANS

WHO presents key report to Minister of Health on Botswana’s blood transfusion

Gaborone—The World Health Organization (WHO) recently presented a…
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WHO Representative Dr. Fabian Ndezako engaging with Ms. Wenyan Yang, the new UN Resident Coordinator in Botswana

UN leaders engage WHO Botswana to strengthen coordination and multilateral collaboration

Gaborone—In an expression of strengthened partnership and renewed…
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