Case detection of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is very low in Southern Africa despite the region being home to 5 of the 30 MDR-TB High Burden countries in the world. Currently, MDR-TB case detection stands at 9% in Mozambique and Zambia and 30% in Lesotho, with treatment outcomes ranging from 33% in Zambia to 63% in Lesotho. MDR-TB has become a serious emergency, hence there is need to work together to strengthen efforts towards capacity building in MDR-TB control.
Published: 25 February 2018
Experts from Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia have provided country information that will feed in to the process of completing the proposal development for the Cost-Benefit analysis and health impact studies which will be implemented and coordinated with technical support from the East Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC).
Published: 25 February 2018
Gaborone, Botswana – Following the successful launch of the Southern Africa Tuberculosis and Health Systems Support Project (SATBHSSP) in December 2016, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat and the project implementing partners, NEPAD Agency, East Central and Southern Africa Health community (ECSA-HC) and World Bank (WB) held interactive discussions on the regional implementation approach of the project.
Published: 07 February 2018
Johannesburg, 10 July 2017 – Mine workers risk their health to produce the wealth that comes from the mines and we have a responsibility to look after them and their communities in Africa.
Published: 07 February 2018
The Ministry of Health in Lesotho has identified key milestones and timelines that set the roadmap for establishing the country as the recognized and accredited Centre of Excellence (CoE) on Community-based management of TB in Africa
Published: 07 February 2018
East Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) in collaboration with NEPAD Agency successfully conducted joint country consultations to Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia to collect critical information and country expectations for the development of the Southern Africa Tuberculosis and Health Systems Support (SATBHSS) project website and country sub-portals.
Published: 07 February 2018
Experts from Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia have provided country information that will feed in to the process of completing the proposal development for the Cost-Benefit analysis and health impact studies.
Published: 04 September 2017
Officials from the Ministries of Health responsible for Nutrition and Food Fortifcaton convene today in a capacity building workshop on Monitoring and Programme Impact Evaluation for Fortified and Nutritius Foods...
Published: 04 September 2017
Mindful of the fact that family planning plays a central role in improving maternal health and preventing 188 million unintended pregnancies annually.
Published: 04 September 2017
The East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community, the NEPAD Agency and the Ministry of Health Zambia convened an inaugural meeting of the Community of Practice (COP) on Mine Health Regulation...
