East Central and Southern Africa Health Community - ECSA HC

01/01/2026

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 2026 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔-𝗛𝗖

As we welcome the new year, the East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) extends its warmest greetings to Member States, partners, and the regional health workforce.

Building on last year's progress, we remain committed to fostering regional cooperation for better health.

May this year bring health, resilience, and prosperity across our region.

HC, Health #2026 Year

31/12/2025

𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 | 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄

2025 was a year of strengthened leadership, regional influence, and tangible health impact across East, Central and Southern Africa.

Through strategic partnerships, high-level health diplomacy, and country-driven solutions, ECSA-HC continued to foster regional cooperation for better health.

🔍 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴, 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 🔗 https://bit.ly/45uW9T2

27/12/2025

📢 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 | 𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔-𝗛𝗖

The .hc invites qualified individual consultants to apply for a 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵-𝘁𝗼-𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

This consultancy will generate evidence on what works (and what doesn’t) in advancing South-to-South learning across the ECSA region.

🗓 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁: 𝟮 𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | ⏳ 𝟯𝟬 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 | 📍 𝗔𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗮
📝 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝟵 𝗝𝗮𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀:
👉 https://bit.ly/4pWNdOM

📌 Qualified experts are encouraged to apply and be part of strengthening regional learning and collaboration for better health.

27/12/2025

📢 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 | 𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔-𝗛𝗖

The East Central and Southern Africa Health Community invites qualified individual consultants to apply for a 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵-𝘁𝗼-𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

This consultancy will generate evidence on what works (and what doesn’t) in advancing South-to-South learning across the ECSA region.

🗓 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁: 𝟮 𝗝𝗮𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | ⏳ 𝟯𝟬 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 | 📍 𝗔𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗮
📝 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝟵 𝗝𝗮𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀:
👉 https://bit.ly/4pWNdOM

📌 Qualified experts are encouraged to apply and be part of strengthening regional learning and collaboration for better health.

25/12/2025

23/12/2025

The Director General of the East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) Dr Ntuli Kapologwe today held talks with Hon. Mohamed Mchengerwa (MP), Minister of Health, and Hon. Dr. Florence Samizi (MP), Deputy Minister of Health, in Dar es Salaam as part of the wider efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the advancement of health.

The meeting focused on key strategic areas to enhance the health sector:

⏹️Pharmaceutical Sovereignty: Supporting local manufacturing and regional pooled procurement to ensure medicine security.

⏹️Health System Integration: Implementing the resolutions of the 2025 WHO Global Summit to integrate traditional medicine into formal health frameworks.

⏹️ Promoting medical tourism through health diplomacy and reinforcing the Primary Health Care infrastructure.

ECSA-HC reaffirmed its commitment to aligning regional support with Tanzania’s national health priorities, ensuring progress remains consistent with the Lusaka Agenda, the New Public Health Order, and Africa’s Vision 2063.

22/12/2025

🎬 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻!

Watch highlights and testimonials showcasing ECSA - HC’s work in bringing together African laboratory and regulatory leaders to strengthen collaboration, resilience, and governance through the 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, held in Lusaka, Zambia.

👉 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: https://bit.ly/3Lf7IXE

19/12/2025

📢 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 | 𝟳𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔-𝗛𝗖 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

The East Central and Southern Africa Health Community, (ECSA-HC) wishes to inform Member States, partners, and stakeholders that 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟳𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔-𝗛𝗖 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 has been rescheduled and will now take place from 𝟯–𝟱 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 in Ezulwini, Kingdom of Eswatini, instead of 𝟭𝟬–𝟭𝟮 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, as previously communicated.

This adjustment has been made to ensure strategic alignment with the 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 and the 𝗔𝗨 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, thereby facilitating optimal participation and coherence in regional and continental health deliberations.

ECSA-HC sincerely appreciates your understanding and continued collaboration as we collectively advance efforts to strengthen health systems across the region. 🌍🤝

10/12/2025

The original sanitary regulations date back to the mid-19th century, driven by cholera epidemics, but the 2005 revision adopted an all-hazards approach, requiring countries to develop mandatory...

10/12/2025

𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

𝘈 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢!

Today’s focus—Bridging Regulatory and Laboratory Systems—highlighted how deeply interconnected these two pillars are in ensuring quality diagnostics, safe medical products, and strong health systems.

Through sessions on the 10 Qualities of Adaptive Organizations, mixed-group reflection dialogues, the IVD case analysis, and rich peer learning, participants explored how collaboration, communication, and shared purpose drive system-wide progress.

By unpacking real coordination gaps and committing to “from–to” leadership shifts, regulators and lab leaders jointly advanced a vision for more cohesive, resilient, and responsive health systems across the continent.

With funding from the Global Fund in partnership with Africa CDC and AUDA-NEPAD, together, we are shaping leaders who shape laboratory health systems. 💪✨

10/12/2025

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸-𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 IN PROGRESS 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶! 🇧🇮 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 1–12 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 2025 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 & 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔-𝗛𝗖.

🔑 What’s Key?
Preparedness means knowing the biggest risks (using reliable tools) and planning proactively. This is how countries can stay resilient against repeated health crises and disasters.

🤝In support of this effort, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health of Burundi, H.E. Dr. Pierre SINARINZI, has officially launched a package of activities aimed at identifying major public health risk for the country and developing a plan for preventing, mitigating and respond to those risks. Those activities being supported both financially and technically by ECSA-HC under the World Bank-funded Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience Multiphasic Programmatic Approach (HEPRR-MPA), ensure the journey toward regional and national health security.

↘️In Burundi, this comprehensive risk assessment has identified 20 priority hazards further stratified to risk level ranging from "very high-risk" to "very low risk" providing a room for evidence based decision making and risk informed planning. This data-driven risk identification and ranking tells the country precisely where to focus proactive Preparedness efforts to make the country safer when public health emergencies occur.

HC -MPA

09/12/2025

𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 unlocked deeper reflection, sharper skills, and stronger collaboration!

Dr. Andrew Silumesii, our Manager for Family Health and Infectious Diseases, inspired laboratory and regulatory leaders from 25+ African countries with a powerful message on diagnosing system challenges, identifying root causes, and mobilizing stakeholders toward shared solutions.

With funding from the Global Fund in partnership with Africa CDC and AUDA - NEPAD, ECSA-HC continues to shape leaders who shape Africa’s health systems.

Because when we build leaders, we build stronger, smarter laboratories for the continent.