Since October 2023, WHO has issued several Global Medical Product Alerts concerning oral liquid medicines contaminated with ethylene glycol (EG) and/or diethylene glycol (DEG). These incidents have been associated with t…
Read moreGaborone, 17 March 2026 – The Botswana Pandemic Fund project Technical Working Group (TWG) convened to review implementation progress, financial performance, and coordination among partners supporting national pandemic p…
Read moreIn a major milestone for Botswana’s digital health and emergency preparedness agenda, the World Health Organization (WHO) Botswana Country Office officially handed over two WHO‑supported E‑learning Hubs to the Ministry o…
Read moreJwaneng—Health leaders and polio experts from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa convened in Jwaneng for the 25th Inter‑Country Certification Committee (ICCC) meeting, reinforcing regional solidarity …
Read moreGaborone—Eight Southern African countries – Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe are joining forces to prevent, detect and respond to disease outbreaks before they spread…
Read morePalapye—Botswana has taken a decisive step in its fight against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) with the official signing of the National AMR Action Plan during the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) commemoration …
Read moreGaborone—The World Health Organization (WHO) Botswana, in collaboration with the Botswana Public Health Institute (BPHI), organized a one‑week workshop on the validation and costing of Botswana’s National Action Plan for…
Read moreGaborone—Botswana’s health profile is changing—and not always in ways we would hope. In September 2025, the Ministry of Health, working with the World Health Organization (WHO), released preliminary findings from the lat…
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