Eswatini News

Mbabane—Eswatini faces one of the highest burdens of cervical cancer globally. In response, the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office has supported the Ministry of Health in the development and ongoing implementation of the Cervical Cancer Elimination Acceleration Plan (2024–2028). This plan aims to achieve the 90–70–90 targets by 2030, in alignment with the WHO Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer as a Public Health Problem.

Mbabane—The Kingdom of Eswatini is making notable strides in its fight against cervical cancer through the successful implementation of a nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program. Launched in June 2023, the initiative targets girls aged 9 to 14 years, aiming to reduce the incidence of cervical cancer, a leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in the country.

Mbabane—In commemoration of the World Health Day 2025 on 7 April 2025, the Kingdom of Eswatini joined global partners in launching a year-long campaign under the theme “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures”, calling for renewed commitment to end preventable maternal and neonatal deaths.

The national commemoration brought together policymakers, health professionals, civil society, UN agencies, government officials, and children, reflecting a collective vision for safer pregnancies and healthier newborns.

Mbabane—In commemoration of the World Health Day 2025 on 7 April 2025, the Kingdom of Eswatini joined global partners in launching a year-long campaign under the theme “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures”, calling for renewed commitment to end preventable maternal and neonatal deaths. 

The national commemoration brought together policymakers, health professionals, civil society, UN agencies, government officials, and children, reflecting a collective vision for safer pregnancies and healthier newborns.

Mbabane—The Kingdom of Eswatini has successfully completed its second Joint External Evaluation (JEE) of the implementation of the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) capacities. The JEE is a voluntary, collaborative, and multisectoral process designed to assess a country’s ability to prevent, detect, and respond swiftly to public health risks, whether they arise naturally or from deliberate or accidental events.

Mbabane—When Simangele Dlamini was diagnosed with a pre-cancerous cervical lesion, all the 50-year-old mother from Mankayane in Eswatini could think about was the welfare of her children. “My husband died in 2017 and I didn’t know who would raise them if I died of cancer,” she recalls.

Instead, Dlamini benefited from a multi-pronged strategy by the Government of Eswatini to curb cancers affecting women. Cervical cancer incidence in the country, at 84.5 per 100 000 women, is the highest in the world and compounded by the country’s high HIV burden.