Also known as: WHO
World Health Organization — international health body conducting assessments and launching health initiatives in Botswana, including blood transfusion system reviews and polio campaigns.
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Weekend Post
… In 2022 alone, the World Health Organization reported approximately 580,000 malaria deaths in the African region, accounting for over 95% of global malaria fatalities. …
Tiny Terror: Why mosquitoes still haunt Africa’s fight against MalariaDaily News Botswana
… President Boko commended the African Union, Africa CDC, World Health Organization and other health partners for their swift, coordinated response in mobilising African and international solidarity. …
Boko calls for united front against EbolaWeekend Post
… The high-level launch attracted a broad coalition of public health, governance, and development stakeholders, including representatives from the World Health Organization, senior government officials, civil society organisations, academia, development partners, and members of the …
Botswana Urged to Fast-Track Tobacco Control Regulations as New Report Warns of Rising Industry InfluenceWeekend Post
… The World Health Organization also stresses the essential nature of emergency care for timely treatment of acute illness and injury. …
Emergency Medicine: A critical and evolving specialty addressing global healthcare challenges with emphasis on Africa’s emerging needsWeekend Post
… The World Health Organization highlights that unregulated rural foraging can expose communities to environmental hazards and health risks, particularly where basic services and emergency response are lacking. …
Mophane Worm Rush: Boon for Livelihoods, But Ecological and Economic Cracks WidenA Texas-based private equity firm is investing roughly $150 million to build the TEMCO Hospital Ecosystem near Sir Seretse Khama International Airport—an integrated facility combining a 130-bed specialist hospital, medical hospitality wing, and pharmaceutical manufacturing plant on one site.
5 hours ago · Weekend Post →
A Texas-based private equity firm is investing roughly $150 million to build the TEMCO Hospital Ecosystem near Sir Seretse Khama International Airport—an integrated facility combining a 130-bed specialist hospital, medical hospitality wing, and pharmaceutical manufacturing plant on one site.
5 hours ago · Weekend Post →
Bomaid will hand over clinical supplies including biopsy needles and drains to Princess Marina Hospital's Breast and Endocrine Unit, in a partnership aimed at detecting breast cancer earlier when it remains more treatable. The handover reflects a coalition of government, clinical, health financing, and civil society groups addressing delayed cancer detection in Botswana and southern Africa.
3 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
Scientific research shows that 35°C represents a physiological threshold for the human body. Temperatures across the Southern African Development Community region have risen 1.0–1.5°C since 1961, with projections of a further 4.5–5°C warming by midcentury; in Botswana, forecasters warn of temperatures reaching 35–45°C, pushing human tolerance to its limits.
27 August 2026 · Weekend Post →
Research has established a new association between sugar-sweetened drinks and increased risk of stomach cancer. Stomach cancer, which reported nearly one million new cases worldwide in 2022, has long been linked to factors such as age, gender, Helicobacter pylori infection, smoking, obesity, and certain dietary habits.
20 August 2026 · Weekend Post →
Researchers at the 26th International AIDS Conference in Rio de Janeiro unveiled clinical trial data for a once-weekly oral pill combining Islatravir and Lenacapavir that demonstrated efficacy and safety equivalent to daily antiretroviral therapy, potentially addressing long-standing adherence challenges and moving toward functional cures.
20 August 2026 · Weekend Post →
The World Health Organization's Botswana Country Office Biennial Report 2024–2025 identifies significant operational and structural challenges in the country's blood transfusion services, including fragmented coordination, outdated equipment, supply shortages, weak data systems, and quality assurance gaps.
3 August 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The African Development Bank has provided a $15 million loan to Biovac, a South African vaccine manufacturer, to develop a multi-vaccine facility in Cape Town that will increase Africa's domestic vaccine production capacity and create about 340 jobs.
30 July 2026 · Weekend Post →
A parliamentary hearing saw Lobatse MP Kamal Jacobs demand accountability from health officials over persistent medicine stock-outs in public facilities, blaming administrative failures at the Central Medical Stores and questioning whether its acting director has the capacity to resolve procurement and distribution challenges. The Ministry of Health defended the appointment and stated efforts are underway to stabilize medicine supply chains, as the country's public healthcare system faces renewed scrutiny over shortages affecting patients with chronic illnesses and emergency care needs.
27 July 2026 · Weekend Post →
The African Development Bank announced $13 million in funding on 21 July 2026 to combat an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, and Uganda, caused by the Bundibugyo variant with a fatality rate reaching 50 percent and no approved vaccines or antiviral treatments yet available.
23 July 2026 · Weekend Post →
Botswana's blood banks are dangerously understocked, with the National Blood Transfusion Services collecting only about 24,000 units annually against a national requirement of roughly 45,000 units. An Office of the Ombudsman investigation in May 2026 flagged the shortage as a direct threat to patient safety, citing systemic weaknesses including procurement failures and resource constraints.
9 July 2026 · Weekend Post →
A World Health Organization assessment found that Botswana's health system faces medicine shortages, critical shortages of health professionals, fragmented blood transfusion services, and weak emergency preparedness despite sustained government investment in healthcare.
6 July 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Female Anopheles mosquitoes continue to transmit malaria across Africa, claiming approximately 580,000 lives in 2022 alone—over 95% of global malaria deaths—and disproportionately affecting children under five and pregnant women, despite decades of intervention efforts.
25 June 2026 · Weekend Post →
President Advocate Duma Boko called for urgent political, financial and technical support to contain the Ebola outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, emphasizing that infectious diseases transcend borders and require collective action. Speaking at a June 16 virtual meeting, Boko stressed the importance of regional cooperation, protecting frontline health workers, and enhanced cross-border surveillance to respond to the outbreak, which has a joint preparedness and response plan valued at US$518 million.
17 June 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
A new report launched in Botswana warned of rising tobacco and nicotine industry influence, particularly targeting young people through vaping, and called for urgent finalisation and implementation of regulations under the Tobacco Control Act (2021). The 2025 Botswana Tobacco Industry Interference Index Report noted Botswana's global leadership in tobacco control while highlighting the need to operationalise existing legislation.
2 June 2026 · Weekend Post →
As Emergency Medicine Day approaches on May 27, the specialty is being highlighted for its growing importance in addressing global healthcare challenges, particularly in Africa where fewer than 10% have access to formal emergency medical services amid rising population growth, road accidents, and infectious disease outbreaks.
28 May 2026 · Weekend Post →
WHO and partners are launching a polio immunisation campaign aiming to reach over 272,000 children under five in Botswana. The campaign involves strengthening cold chain and logistics systems, and collaborating with the Botswana Red Cross Society and community leaders to ensure vaccination coverage and counter misinformation.
6 May 2026 · Mmegi →
Over 3,000 harvesters have swarmed communal lands and farms in Botswana for mophane worms, a caterpillar harvested for food and income. Overharvesting, habitat destruction, and weak regulation are depleting mopane worm populations and damaging the mopane woodlands they depend on, threatening both conservation and long-term economic sustainability.
28 April 2026 · Weekend Post →