News Botswana Health: Statisticians and journalists of Botswana learn to better interpret and communicate health data
Statistics Botswana in collaboration with the OECD's Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21) and the WHO Country Office are running a three-day training programme from 12-14 December 2022 in Gaborone, entitled “Health Data Communications Bootcamp”. The bootcamp is attended by journalists, health statisticians, researchers, communications practitioners, monitoring and evaluation experts from the National Statistical System of Botswana as well as public relations officials of UN agencies in the country.
News Botswana Health: Botswana intensifies health security with crucial border capacity assessment
Gaborone—The Ministry of Health (MoH), supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), launched a critical two-week mission in September 2025 to evaluate Botswana's health security capabilities at its key Points of Entry (POEs).
News Botswana Health: Botswana nominates Armenian doctor to lead WHO
Botswana has officially entered the race for the leadership of the World Health Organisation by nominating Armenian paediatric oncologist Dr Gevorg Tamamyan…
News Botswana Health: Botswana declares health crisis, can’t afford meds due to weak diamond demand
Botswana President Duma Boko has declared a public health emergency and set up a 5 billion pula (R6.1 billion) response plan as a prolonged downturn in diamond sales has caused funds for medical supplies to dry up.
News Botswana Health: Botswana Ministry of Health and the Botswana Baylor Trust renew 19-year partnership
Building on the public-private-partnership that established the first pediatric HIV treatment center on the African continent in 2003, the Republic of Botswana Ministry of Health and Botswana-Baylor ...
News Botswana Health: Botswana on high alert for Ebola
Botswana’s health ministry on Friday said the country was on high alert for the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The development comes after the declaration of the Ebola ...
News Botswana Health: Botswana: Early Childhood Education Wise Investment
He said the #EarlyMomentsMatter# was aligned to Botswana's commitment of ensuring that all children had access to quality early learning, nutrition, good health and protection. Mr Tsogwane said ...
News Botswana Health: Botswana: MPs Shame Govt Over Declining Health System
The new Junior Minister of Health & Wellness, Setlhomo Lelatisitswe has this week gone through baptism of fire from some opposition MPs who grilled him over the continuous deteriorating public health service, under his ministry's watch.
News Botswana Health: Rwanda, Botswana Commit to Strengthen Ties
Rwanda and Botswana have committed to strengthen bilateral ... framework agreement covering the areas of trade, investment, health, tourism, mining, peace and security among others. ...
News Botswana Health: Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) Delegation to the 72nd World Health Assembly (WHA) Receives Pre-departure briefing from WHO
Gaborone, Botswana - 13 May 2019: Members of the Botswana delegation to the 72nd World Health Assembly (WHA) received pre-departure briefing from WHO at the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) ...
