ONGOING | MNH Stakeholders Meeting – Uganda The Maternal and Newborn Health (MNH) Stakeholders Meeting commenced this morning at Fairway Boutique Hotel, Uganda, convened by 𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔-𝗛𝗖, in collaboration with Laerdal Global Health (LGH) and Haydom Lutheran Hospital (HLH). Sponsored by 𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗔 -𝗡𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗗 Discussions are focusing on adapting the 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 (𝗦𝗕𝗕𝗖) and 𝗺-𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 approaches to strengthen maternal and newborn health services in Uganda. 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴. 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴. 𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴. #ECSAHC #uganda🇺🇬 #MaternalAndNewbornHealth #SBBC #Mmama

𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗼 How can the 𝗠-𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 strengthen emergency referral systems and improve access to timely maternal and newborn healthcare? In this interview, 𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗲, M-Mama Project Manager in Lesotho, shares insights into the innovation’s potential to strengthen maternal and newborn health services, enhance emergency referrals, and support integration within existing health systems. The engagement forms part of the 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁, 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔-𝗛𝗖)’𝘀 collaboration with 𝗟𝗮𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 and 𝗛𝗮𝘆𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 under the 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 (𝗦𝗕𝗕𝗖) 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, supporting country-level learning and implementation in Lesotho and Uganda. 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺-𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴. #ECSAHC #MMama #SBBC #MaternalAndNewbornHealth #healthinnovation

📢 𝟲 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗢! 🇹🇿 The countdown is on! Join us on 23 October 2026 at PAPU Tower, Arusha, for the Tanzania Youth-Led Inter-Ministerial Dialogue on Maternal, Newborn & Child Health. 🎟️ 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗦 𝗦𝗢𝗢𝗡! 💵 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗲: USD 60 (includes conference package and stationery). 📅 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘆 𝟮𝟬 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲! 🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄: ecsahc.org/new_pay/tanzania-… 💚 Three Zeros. One Commitment! From Commitment to Action — With Youth in the Driving Seat. #ECSAHC #AUDA_NEPAD #YouthLeadership #ThreeZeros #MaternalHealth #YouthEngagement

𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔-𝗛𝗖 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 ECSA-HC has presented critical findings from Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) readiness assessments conducted at nine Points of Entry across Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda and Zimbabwe, revealing that none met all the critical requirements for full readiness. Speaking at the recently concluded Regional Economic Communities (RECs) Coordination Meeting in Lusaka, Zambia, Dr. Mohamed Mohamed, ECSA-HC Senior Epidemiologist and Project Lead for the World Bank-funded Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience Multiphasic Programmatic Approach (HEPRR-MPA), called on RECs to strengthen collaboration, complement one another’s efforts and avoid working in isolation. Dr. Mohamed emphasised that Member States often belong to overlapping RECs, making it essential to coordinate preparedness activities, strengthen national capacities, harmonise approaches and share lessons learned across borders. “𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙖𝙩 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨. 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙥 𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙍𝙀𝘾𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩. 𝙒𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨, 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧’𝙨𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚,” he emphasized. Through the HEPRR-MPA, ECSA-HC is demonstrating how regional collaboration can translate into practical action beyond national boundaries. Assessments covered border crossings on both sides of the Zambia–DRC, Rwanda–DRC and Zambia–Zimbabwe borders, as well as Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport in Livingstone, Zambia. This approach helps countries jointly identify preparedness gaps, validate findings and prioritise corrective actions. The meeting’s recommendations reinforced the need for coordinated investment in priority Points of Entry, formalised cross-border agreements, stronger regional workforce capacity and sustainable financing for health emergency preparedness and response. #ECSAHC #HEPRRMPA #RegionalHealthSecurity #EbolaPreparedness #CrossBorderCollaboration #RECs

📢 𝟳 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗢! 🇹🇿 Join us on 23 October 2026 at PAPU Tower, Arusha, for the Tanzania Youth-Led Inter-Ministerial Dialogue on Maternal, Newborn & Child Health. 🎟️ 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗨𝗦𝗗 𝟲𝟬. 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘆 𝟮𝟬 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿! 🔗 ecsahc.org/new_pay/tanzania-… 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁! 💚 #ECSAHC #AUDA_NEPAD #YouthLeadership #ThreeZeros

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲-𝘂𝗽. 𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔-𝗛𝗖, in collaboration with SBBC technical experts, is engaging healthcare teams at 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲, 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗼, to assess opportunities for scaling up the 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 (𝗦𝗕𝗕𝗖) and strengthening quality care for mothers and newborns. With support from 𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗔-𝗡𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗗, these efforts aim to expand the reach of proven maternal and newborn health innovations across Lesotho, Malawi and Uganda, strengthening health systems and contributing to the reduction of preventable maternal and newborn deaths. 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦-𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦-𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘌𝘊𝘚𝘈-𝘏𝘊 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦-𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯. #ECSAHC #SBBC #AUDANEPAD #ScalingUpInnovations #MaternalHealth #NewbornSurvival #HealthSystemsStrengthening #Lesotho 🇱🇸 #Malawi 🇲🇼 #Uganda 🇺🇬

🎥 Watch highlights from the ECSA-HC team’s courtesy call on Zambia’s Minister of Health, Prof. Roma Chilengi, in Lusaka on 15 October 2026.

⏳ 8 DAYS TO GO! 🇹🇿💙 Join us on 23 October 2026 at PAPU Tower, Arusha, for the Tanzania Youth-Led Inter-Ministerial Dialogue on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health. Three Zeros. One Commitment! Together, let’s turn commitments into action, with youth in the driving seat. 🎟️ Self-sponsored registration: USD 60 📅 Deadline: 20 October 2026 🔗 Register: ecsahc.org/new_pay/tanzania-… #ECSAHC #ThreeZerosOneCommitment #YouthLedDialogue #MaternalHealth

𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔-𝗛𝗖 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝗭𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶 East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) team led by Director of Programmes Dr. More Mungati, today paid a courtesy call on Zambia’s Minister of Health, Prof. Roma Chilengi, appointed by President Hakainde Hichilema in September 2026. The visit introduced ECSA-HC to the Minister in his new capacity and welcomed him to the organisation’s ministerial leadership, highlighting the importance of regional cooperation in strengthening health systems across member states. Prof. Chilengi expressed deep familiarity with and appreciation for ECSA-HC’s work supporting member states in addressing shared health priorities. He welcomed continued collaboration to advance regional health cooperation and improve health outcomes. The Minister also commended ECSA-HC’s efforts to strengthen Ebola preparedness and response, particularly its support to Zambia and other countries in enhancing readiness for public health emergencies. He thanked the team for the visit and requested that his warm greetings be conveyed to the ECSA-HC Director General, Dr. Ntuli Kapologwe. Dr. More was accompanied by Dr. Mohamed Mohamed, Senior Epidemiologist, and Dr. Tina Chisenga, Manager of Health Systems and Capacity Development. The engagement highlights ECSA-HC’s commitment to strengthening partnerships with member states, advancing regional health security and building resilient health systems across Eastern, Central and Southern Africa.

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. ECSA-HC continues to champion innovative, evidence-based solutions to improve maternal and newborn survival through the Safer Births Bundle of Care (SBBC). 𝗔𝘁 𝗡𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗸𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗼, ECSA-HC and SBBC technical experts are engaging healthcare teams to strengthen the quality of care provided on the day of birth and identify opportunities to improve outcomes for mothers and newborns. With support from 𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗔-𝗡𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗗, this promising intervention is being scaled up beyond Lesotho to Malawi and Uganda, extending efforts to improve the quality of care and reduce preventable maternal and newborn deaths across the region. 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦-𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘌𝘊𝘚𝘈-𝘏𝘊 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴. #ECSAHC #SBBC #AUDA_NEPAD #MaternalHealth #NewbornSurvival #HealthInnovation #Lesotho 🇱🇸

Strengthening maternal and newborn care through collaboration and practical action. ECSA-HC and SBBC technical experts engaged with healthcare teams at 𝗡𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗸𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹, Lesotho, to identify opportunities to strengthen existing services and improve outcomes for mothers and newborns. #ECSAHC #SBBC #Mmama #QualityHealthcare #Lesotho

𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔-𝗛𝗖 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 Dr. Mohamed Mohamed, ECSA-HC Senior Epidemiologist, presented the implementation progress of the 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸-𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 (𝗛𝗘𝗣𝗥𝗥-𝗠𝗣𝗔) 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔-𝗛𝗖 during the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) Coordination Meeting in Lusaka, Zambia. The regional component is co-implemented by the East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), with support from the World Bank. The programme aims to strengthen health emergency preparedness, surveillance and response across Eastern and Southern Africa. Currently, the programme is being implemented in eight countries: Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Zambia. Angola, Botswana, Mozambique and Tanzania are expected to join in the coming months, further expanding its regional reach. Presenting the progress achieved so far, Dr. Mohamed highlighted key milestones demonstrating the programme’s contribution to regional health security. Through digital Point of Entry systems, 𝟭.𝟴𝟵 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱, strengthening the early identification of potential public health threats. He also highlighted cross-border preparedness efforts, which have engaged 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟭𝟱𝟬 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 in simulation exercises, resulting in three joint action plans to improve coordination and emergency response. In addition, the programme has supported regional research capacity, with 𝟭𝟬 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗿-𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀, alongside efforts to strengthen laboratory capacity, emergency preparedness and cross-border surveillance. The HEPRR-MPA is implemented through four overarching components: strengthening the preparedness and resilience of regional and national health systems; improving the detection and response to health emergencies through a multisectoral approach; programme management; and an emergency response component. These interventions are contributing to stronger regional collaboration, improved preparedness and more resilient health systems capable of preventing, detecting and responding to public health emergencies.

⏳ 𝟬𝟵 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗢! 🇹🇿 Join us on 𝟮𝟯 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 at PAPU Tower, Arusha, for the Tanzania Youth-Led Inter-Ministerial Dialogue on Maternal, Newborn & Child Health. 💰 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: USD 60 📅 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 20 October 2026 🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: ecsahc.org/new_pay/tanzania-… 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗭𝗘𝗥𝗢𝗦. 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧! 💚 #ECSAHC #YouthLeadership #ThreeZeros

𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔-𝗛𝗖 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 The East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) participated in the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) Meeting to Enhance Collaboration and Coordination for implementing the Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience Multi-Partner Agreement (HEPRR-MPA) in Eastern and Southern Africa. The meeting was officially opened by Dr. Kennedy Lishimpi, Permanent Secretary – Technical Services at Zambia’s Ministry of Health. Dr. Lishimpi says is Zambia is committed to regional cooperation, highlighting its importance in preventing, detecting and responding to public health emergencies. He commended IGAD, ECSA-HC, the World Bank and participating partners for advancing a multisectoral approach to health security. Representing ECSA-HC Director General Dr. Ntuli Kapologwe, Director of Programmes Dr. More Mungati called for stronger regional coordination, harmonized disease surveillance, border screening and cross-border referral systems to ensure timely responses to emerging health threats. “𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴,” Dr. Mungati said, citing regional preparedness efforts against Marburg and the 2026 Ebola threat as examples of the need for collective action. He also emphasized the importance of local medical manufacturing and sustainable domestic financing, urging regional institutions and partners to leverage the African Pooled Procurement Mechanism (APPM) and the African Medicines Agency to reduce reliance on imported medical products. Recalling former Tanzanian President H.E. Jakaya Kikwete’s message at the ECSA 76th Health Ministers’ Conference that “𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨,” Dr. Mungati stressed the need for stronger domestic resource mobilization and dialogue between Ministers of Health and Finance to sustain essential services and emergency preparedness. The meeting provides a platform for Regional Economic Communities and partners to align priorities and strengthen collective action towards a resilient and self-reliant regional health security system.

We are delighted to confirm 𝗛𝗼𝗻. 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮 (𝗠𝗣), 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀, as a distinguished ministerial delegate at the Tanzania Youth-Led Interministerial Dialogue on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, taking place on 23 October 2026 at PAPU Tower, Arusha, Tanzania. 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁! 𝙎𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚—𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙮 20 𝙊𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙗𝙚𝙧 2026 𝙫𝙞𝙖: ecsahc.org/new_pay/tanzania-… #TanzaniaYouthDialogue #MaternalHealth #NewbornHealth #ChildHealth #YouthLeadership #ECSAHC #AUDA_NEPAD

Dr. Mohamed Mohamed, ECSA-HC Senior Epidemiologist and Project Lead for the World Bank-supported Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience Program (HEPRRP), yesterday engaged in a discussion with Hon. Mulambo Haimbe (MP), Zambia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, at Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport while travelling to Lusaka. Dr. Mohamed briefed the Minister on ECSA-HC’s work, particularly the Cross-Border Ebola Preparedness and Response Missions undertaken across Member States, including Zambia. Hon. Haimbe commended ECSA-HC’s efforts and expressed appreciation for the benefits Member States are gaining from the organisation’s regional initiatives to strengthen health emergency preparedness and response.

ECSA-HC honours Mwalimu Julius Nyerere’s legacy of freedom, unity and nation-building this Nyerere Day. #NyerereDay #ECSAHC #AfricanUnity

🎥 𝗠𝗡𝗛 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 | 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗼 🇱🇸 𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔-𝗛𝗖, in collaboration with Laerdal Global Health and Haydom Lutheran Hospital, convened stakeholders to explore opportunities for integrating and strengthening 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 (𝗦𝗕𝗕𝗖) and 𝗠-𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 within existing maternal and newborn health systems in Lesotho. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺-𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴. #ECSAHC #SBBC #Mmama #MaternalAndNewbornHealth #Lesotho