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World Health Organization (WHO), Botswana
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New World Health Organization (WHO) Botswana Representative presents credentials

Dr. Ndenzako’s appointment marks a renewed chapter in WHO-Botswana collaboration, rooted in shared goals and guided by the WHO Country Cooperation Strategy 2024–2027

The newly appointed World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Botswana and SADC, Dr. Fabian Ndenzako, officially presented his credentials to the Ministry of International Relations today. In his remarks, Dr. Ndenzako expressed his deep honour in taking on the role and reaffirmed WHO’s unwavering commitment to supporting Botswana’s health sector.…

World Health Organization (WHO), Botswana
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World Health Organization (WHO) and Ministry of Health Strengthen Partnership to Advance Botswana’s Health Priorities

Dr. Ndenzako also highlighted the importance of the WHO-Ministry of Health cooperation framework, which outlines shared strategic priorities to achieve national health goals

WHO Botswana Representative Dr. Fabian Ndenzako and his team recently paid a courtesy call on the Ministry of Health, where they met with Honorable Minister Dr. Stephen Modise and senior ministry officials to reaffirm their partnership and shared commitment to improving health outcomes in Botswana. During the meeting, Dr. Ndenzako…

World Health Organization (WHO), Botswana
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World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes Dr. Fabian Ndenzako as new Representative to Botswana

Guided by the WHO Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) 2024–2027, Dr. Ndenzako will lead efforts aligned with Botswana’s National Development Plan

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…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • African Development Bank Group celebrates 60 years of transformative impact across Africa and 53 years of its operations in Botswana
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Botswana Vice President Lauds African Development Bank’s 60-Year Legacy, Urges Economic Resilient Africa

VP Gaolathe extols the African Development Bank as “a beacon of Africa's own dream”

Botswana’s Vice President and Finance Minister Ndaba Nkosinathi Gaolathe has urged African leaders to build an economically viable and resilient continent amid global funding challenges, geopolitical tensions, and increased tariff regimes. Speaking at an event marking the African Development Bank Group’s 60 years of transformative impact across Africa and 53…

2025 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition
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Southern African countries launch climate-resilient health initiative with World Health Organization (WHO) support

The programme also contributes to building sustainable, resilient health systems that can withstand future pandemics and climate shocks

Eight Southern African countries have embarked on a landmark effort to bolster emergency preparedness and response systems in the face of increasing climate-related health threats.  With financial support from the Pandemic Fund, and technical assistance from World Health Organization (WHO) in the African Region and other partners, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar,…

Energy Capital & Power
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Mining Advances Growth Prospects for African Economies

African Mining Week – taking place on October 1 -3, 2025 in Cape Town - will connect global investors with lucrative opportunities within Africa’s mining sector

Mineral-rich African countries are strengthening cooperation with global partners to optimize the mining value chain, leveraging investments to accelerate GDP growth and sustainable development. In recent years, the contribution of mining to the national fiscus has grown significantly across many nations, and looking ahead, this growth momentum is on track…

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    • inDrive’s Unstoppable Growth across Africa: A Focus on User-Centric Mobility in 2025
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inDrive’s Unstoppable Growth across Africa: A Focus on User-Centric Mobility in 2025

inDrive’s success story in Africa reflects its remarkable growth trajectory, driven by its unique approach to mobility

inDrive (www.inDrive.com), the ride-hailing app known for its transparent and fair pricing model, has secured its position as the second most downloaded app in its category globally, and it continues to make waves in Africa, where it ranks as the third-largest ride-hailing service in South Africa, second in Nigeria, and…

World Health Organization (WHO), Botswana
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World Health Organization (WHO) works with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to build Risk Communication & Community Engagement capacity for Botswana

The draft Psychological First Aid SOPs were updated and used to orient and capacitate participants particularly for emergencies

A total of 92 Health Promotion professionals from 27 districts and MoH headquarters have been trained on emergencies preparedness and response. The training was a result of findings from support visits to 12 districts to assess Risk Communication & Community Engagement (RCCE) capacity and experiences during and after COVID-19. The…

World Health Organization (WHO), Botswana
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Enhanced safe systems approach reduces road casualties in Botswana

An encouraging trend has emerged with reductions overall since 2022

Botswana has been losing 400 people on average annually due to road crashes.  However, the trend has been going down since the enhancement and improved implementation of the safe systems approach in the last 3 years.  New roadworks now incorporates improved pedestrian walkways and cycling lanes to improve safety and…

World Health Organization (WHO), Botswana
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Botswana undertakes Health Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment: A move towards a resilient health system on impacts of climate change

The assessment examined direct effects, environmentally mediated impacts, and socially mediated influences using available data

The Government of Botswana conducted a Climate Change Health Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment in selected districts to identify high-risk areas and vulnerable populations affected by climate change. The objective was to strengthen the country’s health sector to effectively and efficiently respond to climate-related impacts. The assessment report, based on climate…