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Botswana conducts Global Fund Grant closeout missions ahead of next funding cycle

A team comprising members from the Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM), Botswana Country Coordinating Mechanism (BCCM), Global Fund Program Management, and WHO Botswana undertook closeout missions for the Global Fund’s Grant Cycle 6 (GC6), which began on the 10th of February 2025 in Maun and Francistown, respectively. These missions were conducted to assess accountability, review program outcomes, and evaluate implementation efficiency, as the country prepared to transition to Grant Cycle 7 (GC7), scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2025.
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Immunization outreach gains ground in Zimbabwe

Kadoma - Nine-year-old Mavis** from rural Sanyati was looking forward to a joyful December holiday, filled with games and laughter with her siblings. But those plans came to an abrupt halt when she woke up one morning unable to walk.

Panicked and unsure of what to do, her family turned to their faith, seeking a miracle at a local church. After two weeks of fervent prayers but no improvement, church leaders advised her parents to seek medical help.

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World Malaria Day: 25 April 2025

On this occasion of World Malaria Day, we join the global community in reaffirming our commitment to ending malaria. This year’s theme, “Malaria Ends With Us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite” calls for renewed efforts at all levels from global policy to grassroots action to accelerate progress toward malaria elimination.
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Angola Observes World Malaria Day with Focus on Renewed Commitment

Under the global theme “Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite,” Angola observed World Malaria Day with a ceremony held at the Private University of Angola (UPRA) in Luanda. The event reaffirmed the country’s ongoing efforts toward reducing the malaria burden and working toward the goal of elimination by 2030, in line with the World Health Organization (WHO)’s global strategy.

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WHO Botswana welcomes Dr. Fabian Ndenzako as new country Representative

The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially welcomed Dr. Fabian Ndenzako as the new Head of Mission and WHO Representative to Botswana and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). A seasoned global health expert, Dr. Ndenzako brings with him over 25 years of experience in public health, including more than two decades of service within WHO across various regions and leadership capacities.
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WHO Co-Leads Pandemic Fund Prioritization Meeting in Angola

Today on 25 April, the World Health Organization (WHO) in Angola co-led an important prioritization meeting for the single-country Pandemic Fund proposal, in partnership with the Ministry of Health. The session brought together a broad group of national and international stakeholders, including the Ministry of Environment, the World Bank, UNICEF, FAO, the Red Cross, UNDP, the Private University of Angola, and Population Services International.

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