On the 17th of September 2024, WHO country office in collaboration with other stakeholders including Meteorological Services, Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSC…
Read moreBotswana has taken a significant step toward strengthening the governance of biological resources with the development of its National Policy on Access to Human Biological Material and Equitable Benefit-Sharing. This ini…
Read moreEnvironmental Surveillance (ES) was introduced in August 2022 to complement case-based AFP surveillance. The first established site for ES was Gaborone, Glen Valley Wastewater Treatment Site. Through this surveillance, t…
Read moreIn recent years, the world has witnessed a significant rise in public health emergencies and disasters due to environmental degradation, climate change, socioeconomic inequalities and increased cross-border movement of p…
Read moreThe magnitude and frequency of disease outbreaks and health emergencies in Africa, coupled with the expansion of diseases such as cholera, Ebola Virus Disease, and Lassa fever, underscore the urgent need for robust prepa…
Read morePolio remains a critical global public health concern, particularly with the resurgence of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2). In Botswana, the detection of cVDPV2 in environmental surveillance in 202…
Read moreBotswana recognizes the global threat posed by pandemics caused by respiratory viruses, which recur unpredictably and pose significant risks to health, society, and economies. As part of the WHO Africa Region (AFRO), Bot…
Read moreBotswana has reached a key milestone in its efforts to strengthen vaccine safety surveillance, completing a national training program on Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) data management using the VigiFlow and…
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