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Botswana Commemorates World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2024

The Government of Botswana observed World Antimicrobial Awareness…

WHO experts from Geneva visits WHO Botswana country office

Botswana Strengthens Malaria Surveillance Systems to Accelerate Elimination Efforts

Malaria elimination has been an agenda that the country has been…

Dr. Michael Jordan pays a courtesy call to the WHO Botswana country office

WHO collaborates with Botswana to enhance HIV Drug Resistance Monitoring and Laboratory capacity

Botswana’s ARV Program has been hailed as one of the successful…

Ambassador John Nkengasong, US Global AIDS Coordinator, led the Global Health Security and Diplomacy team to Botswana.

Partnerships and resource mobilization

In early October, Ambassador John Nkengasong, US Global AIDS…

Technical Working Group on HIV Drug Resistance

HIV Health Experts convene in Mahalapye to assess HIV Drug Resistance in Botswana

For several years, Botswana has made significant strides in its HIV…

E-learning hub to enhance emergency preparedness and support other health programs

WHO Supports Botswana to Establish E-Learning Hub for Emergency Preparedness and Health Programs

The WHO Country Office has supported the government of Botswana in…

Botswana Observes Patient Safety Day 2024: Emphasizing Accurate Diagnosis for Safer Healthcare

Botswana joined the global community in commemorating Patient Safety…

Mr. Samuel Kolane, Director of Public Health

Towards Building Resilience: Sensitizing Health Professionals on Climate Change and Health in Botswana

On the 17th of September 2024, WHO country office in collaboration…

Laboratory experts at the workshop

Botswana Develops National Policy on Biological Resources and Benefit-Sharing

Botswana has taken a significant step toward strengthening the…

Sample collected from the Glen Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant

Strengthening Polio Surveillance: Risk Assessment following Detection of Circulating Vaccine Derived Poliovirus type 2

Environmental Surveillance (ES) was introduced in August 2022 to…