Botswana Public Health Institute

20/06/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡, 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞, 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭-𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐄𝐁𝐒) 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞.

This initiative represents a significant advancement in the country’s capacity to proactively identify and respond to emerging public health threats.

During the keynote address delivered by Dr. Rex Kealibile Segadimo, Acting Secretary for Specialised Health Care, on behalf of the Minister of Health, it was emphasized that the institutionalization of a comprehensive early warning system will enhance the national health surveillance infrastructure.

This system is designed to facilitate the timely detection of epidemiological signals indicative of potential disease outbreaks at their incipient stages. Consequently, this enables precise risk assessment and the implementation of evidence-based interventions, thereby mitigating the progression of health threats into widespread crises.

The development of these guidelines was undertaken by a multi-sectoral technical working group, with technical support and guidance from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), and the World Health Organization (WHO).

This collaborative effort ensures that the guidelines are aligned with international best practices and standards in event-based surveillance.

19/06/2025

15/06/2025

𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐮𝐦𝐚 𝐆𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐤𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐚

10/06/2025

𝐃𝐫. 𝐋𝐮𝐥 𝐑𝐢𝐞𝐤 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐁𝐏𝐇𝐈’𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐲 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭, 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐂𝐃𝐂’𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬

This afternoon, Dr. L*l Riek, the Southern Africa Regional Director of Africa CDC, along with his delegation, paid a courtesy visit to the leadership team of the Botswana Public Health Institute (BPHI). During the visit, Dr. L*l commended BPHI for its progress and reaffirmed Africa CDC’s commitment to supporting African nations in the development and strengthening of their National Public Health Institutes (NPHIs). The delegation received a warm welcome from BPHI’s Executive Director, Dr. Pamela Smith Lawrence. This collaborative engagement underscores our shared dedication to advancing public health systems across the African continent.

10/06/2025

05/05/2025

25/04/2025

𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 #𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐃𝐚𝐲! 𝐍𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝’𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 #𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬—𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬. 𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞, 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬.

17/04/2025

𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥.

Botswana Public Health Institute (BPHi), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), is hosting a Pandemic Fund Stakeholder Engagement Meeting. Dr. Pamela Smith-Lawrence officially opened the meeting, emphasizing that as Botswana prepares its proposal for the Pandemic Fund, the main goal is to strengthen the country’s ability to prevent future pandemics, prepare for potential outbreaks, and respond swiftly to health emergencies.

The Pandemic Fund, led by the World Bank with WHO as a technical partner, provides critical support to countries like Botswana, helping to build resilient health systems and invest in pandemic preparedness. This initiative brings together government, civil society, and international partners to ensure Botswana is better equipped to manage health threats and protect its people.

13/04/2025

𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲
𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫.

02/04/2025

𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐀 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐄! 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐒.