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Botswana conducts a comprehensive Malaria Performance Programme Review: Towards Elim...

Gaborone, Botswana - 9th to 20th October, 2017: The Ministry of Health and Wellness in Botswana World Health Organization and partners concludes a successful Malaria Programme Review
 
Globally, Botswana is among 21 countries with the potential to interrupt indigenous malaria transmission by 2020 thereby achieving the goal of malaria elimination. The country has made great progress in reducing the incidence of malaria from 42.52/1000 population in the year 2000 to 0.15 in 2012 with slight increase due to epidemics to 0.33 in 2016.
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Opening of FICSA Workshop for Staff Representatives on Negotiating in the Context of...

Gaborone, Botswana - 10 October 2017: The Federation of International Civil Servants' Associations (FICSA) with the kind assistance of the President of the WHO/AFRO Staff Association and WHO Botswana conducted a workshop on negotiating in the context of performance appraisals and staff representation. The training, which was hosted in the WHO Country Office, attracted participants from across UN agencies in the 10 African countries of Angola, Burkina Faso, Congo, DRC, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Botswana.
 

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The Regional Director for Africa Meets Botswana's Acting President

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.

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WHO Regional Director For Africa Visits Botswana

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.
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Botswana embarks on a joint review of five health programmes!

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.

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WHO Regional Office for Africa trains countries on KPI integration

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.

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Botswana Commemorates World No Tobacco Day

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.

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

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.

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WHO Representative pays courtesy call on new Minister of Health!

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.

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