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This morning communities united for the UN Day SDG Walk and Run, celebrating collective action for a sustainable, inclusive and resilient future. Every step reaffirmed our commitment to the SDGs and the promise to Leave No One Behind.
Together, we walk towards 2030! #UNDay #SDGs
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As leaders gather in New York for #UNGA81, one message is clear: strong #PandemicPreparedness requires country leadership and sustained investment.
Here’s a preview of the country and regional voices featured in the Commitment in Action (#CommitmentsInActionPF) campaign. Some will join the @Pandemic_Fund’s high-level event, co-hosted with the Governments of #Rwanda and #Armenia, on September 23, with their full perspectives to be shared in the weeks ahead.
▶️ Watch, follow the campaign, and stay tuned.
💡Learn more: thepandemicfund.org/commitme…
📢Register for our event & watch online: foreignpolicy.com/events/pre…
📝Want to attend in person? Join the waitlist: foreignpolicy.com/events/fp-…
@AfricaCDC @Dr_JeanKaseya @mohpegypt @DrManaouda @KemenkesRI @MOH_TT @dr_indar @CARPHA1 @PriyaBasu2017 @MekdesDaba @ChatibBasri
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UNICEF Botswana, @WHOBotswana & @BotswanaUnaids joined government and partners in Gaborone to welcome delegates from Mozambique and Nigeria for an IAS-supported learning visit on ending vertical transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B.
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Botswana🇧🇼 is strengthening efforts to protect children from #polio. More than 215,000 children were reached in the latest vaccination round, including over 6,700 previously missed children who received their first polio vaccine dose.
Together, we can reach every child.
#InternationalYouthDay
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Celebrating #Botswana's frontline heroes.
Thank a health worker today.
#ForEveryChild #UNICEFBotswana #LeaveNoChildBehind
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Beware of added sugars hidden in snacks.🚫
Excessive intake of added sugar increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease and gout.
#KnowYourFood
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.@WHO has given emergency use listing to the first molecular diagnostic test for Bundibugyo virus: bit.ly/4wlKQaT #Ebola
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For 100 years, the Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER) has documented the evolving story of global public health, one week at a time.
First published in April 1926 by the Health Office of the League of Nations, the WER began as a simple bulletin: telegraphed reports tracking the spread of five notifiable diseases – cholera, plague, smallpox, yellow fever and typhus.
The publication was entrusted to the @WHO when the Organization was established in 1948.
Today, on its 100th anniversary, the WER is becoming a digital publication, and continues to provide timely epidemiological information: bit.ly/4au2mBj
WHO Botswana retweeted
𝗦𝗔𝗗𝗖 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻'𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Deputy Executive Secretary for Regional Integration, @AngeleMakombo on 30 June 2026 addressed the Joint Meeting of Senior Treasury and Health Officials where she stressed the need for strengthening coordination in addressing the region's health financing priorities.
This meeting was convened in preparation of the Joint Meeting of Ministers of Finance and Health to be held on 2nd and 3rd July 2026.
"By bringing your two sectors together, we are taking an important step towards strengthening coordination in addressing the region's health financing priorities," she said, adding that, "as global development financing continues to dwindle, it is becoming increasingly important that we strengthen domestic investment in health".
The SADC Deputy Executive Secretary added that, investing in resilient health systems reduces the economic burden of disease, especially on the most vulnerable households and individuals; and contributes to a healthier and more productive workforce.
#healthfinancing #sadcregionalintegration
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Noncommunicable diseases may not always make headlines, but they affect millions of lives across Africa every day.
At #ICPPA2026, I called for greater urgency, investment and action to prevent NCDs and expand access to quality care for those living with them.
Health is about people. It is about dignity. It is about equity.
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Every blood donation reflects the essence of our common humanity, solidarity, compassion and care for one another. It gives more than a medical resource. It gives hope, dignity and the promise of a healthier future for all.
Today, we pay tribute to all voluntary, unpaid blood donors. Your generosity saves lives and strengthens communities.
One drop of humanity can save a life.
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A single blood donation can help save lives, support emergency care, and ensure that patients receive the treatment they need.
This #WorldBloodDonorDay, if you are eligible, consider donating blood and encourage others to do the same.
Learn more: afro.who.int/media-centre/ev…
#OneDropOfHumanity
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Missed today? A Mop-Up Day will take place tomorrow, 12 June 2026, to ensure every eligible child has another opportunity to be vaccinated.
Every child vaccinated brings Botswana one step closer to a polio-free future.
#EndPolio #PolioFreeBotswana #ForEveryChild #UNICEFBotswana
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The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has now been ratified by 192 countries and one regional organization.
@antonioguterres urges governments to empower persons with disabilities as full partners in policymaking and decision-making.
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62,000+ children missed the last round. This is another chance to protect every child. Paramount Chief of Balete, Kgosi Mosadi Seboko, calls on all parents & caregivers: vaccinate all children aged 0 - 59 months.
Bring the child’s card. Polio has no cure. Vaccination protects.
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Moments from Tati Siding & Francistown as Round 2 of the National Polio Vaccination Campaign officially kicked off today. Health teams are on the ground, moving from door to door & staffing vaccination points to ensure every eligible child is protected against polio.
#EndPolio
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Every child deserves the chance to grow, play, learn, and thrive free from the threat of polio. Parents and caregivers, protect your children by ensuring they receive all recommended polio vaccines during the vaccination campaign.
#EndPolioNow #ForEveryChild #UNICEFBotswana
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🆕 The Pandemic Fund’s June newsletter is out!
The Ebola outbreak in Central and Eastern Africa underscores the importance of sustained investment in preparedness. Learn how the Fund has mobilized an emergency financing package to support affected and at-risk countries, alongside ongoing efforts through its Fourth Call for Proposals, project launches, a new learning series, and high-level global and regional engagements.
Explore and subscribe: mailchi.mp/worldbank/the-pan…
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At #WHA79, @Pandemic_Fund’s Exec. Head @PriyaBasu2017 joined a side event hosted by @UNmigration and @ifrc to discuss a critical shift for pandemic preparedness: designing systems for how people move—not just where they live.
Preparedness strategies built around geography alone leave gaps. Surveillance systems that don’t reflect human mobility create system vulnerabilities that outbreaks can exploit. Resilient #PPR starts with preparedness across borders.
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For those who can't be with us in Geneva to attend #WHA79 in person, here are a few key highlights from Day 1.
My deepest gratitude to our special guests: Federal Councilor @elisabeth_baume, President @JDMahama, and Prime Minister @sanchezcastejon - our champions for global health security and multilateralism.
We are stronger and safer together – as one world.