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The East, Central and Southern African Health Community (ECSA-HC) is a regional inter-governmental health organization that fosters and promotes regional c

09/03/2026

𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗣𝗔𝗥 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘀 𝗔𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗮!

Today, March 9, 2026, marks Day 1 of the Gender and Equity Integration in Preparedness and Response (GENPAR) Training in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

This intensive 5-day workshop forms part of the key components of the Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience Project (HEPRRP) for Eastern and Southern Africa (AFE), funded by the World Bank under the Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA).

🎤 Opening
The opening of the training featured key leadership from the regional project implementing organizations:
• Dr. Mohamed Mohamed, Senior Medical Epidemiologist, ECSA Health Community
• Dr. Mohamed Elduma, MPA Project Coordinator and Head of Health, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)

During the opening, the coordinators emphasized that building a truly resilient health system requires deep integration of gender norms and inclusive preparedness strategies to address the continent's ongoing health challenges. They explained that this training will empower regional institutions to operationalize these concepts using practical toolkits, allowing countries to share experiences while aligning with regional priorities.

What’s Happening Over the Next 5 Days?

Stay tuned for more updates!

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08/03/2026

📍 We’ll be Live from Addis Ababa tomorrow.

The Gender and Equity integration in Preparedness and Response (GENPAR) Training kicks off on Monday.!

Over the next 5 days, ECSA Health Community and IGAD Specialists on Gender will work with leads from across the Eastern and Southern (AFE) Region to integrate gender into emergency preparedness.

Supported by the World Bank’s Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience Program, we’re moving beyond theory to practical, gender-responsive action.

# GenderEquity

08/03/2026

Congratulations to Amb. Stephen Patrick Mbundi on his appointment as the new Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC).

ECSA-HC looks forward to strengthening collaboration with the EAC to advance regional cooperation, improve health outcomes, and promote the wellbeing of communities across East, Central and Southern Africa.

07/03/2026

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔-𝗛𝗖 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘀𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆

ECSA-HC participated in a regional meeting on Nutrition for Growth (N4G) accountability, organized under the MoU framework with the Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Network – ESA region (SUN CSN-ESA).

The meeting took place in Gaborone, Botswana, from 2–6 March 2026, hosted by the Government of Botswana and Food Bank Botswana under the theme “Strengthening Accountable Food Systems for Nutrition Security and Health.”

More than 50 participants from 13 countries across East, Central, Southern, and West Africa—including civil society and government leaders—convened to review N4G progress and identify priority actions to accelerate regional nutrition outcomes.

Discussions centered on reinforcing accountability for food systems, promoting leadership in advocacy, and exploring innovative approaches to advance nutrition security and health across the continent.

The meeting highlighted the necessity of coordinated action, with ECSA-HC reaffirming its strategic role in fostering South-to-South collaboration and supporting best practices in advocacy and accountability among its member states.

07/03/2026

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔-𝗛𝗖 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

▶️We believe that regional progress is rooted in shared knowledge. As an intergovernmental organization dedicated to strengthening public health across East, Central, and Southern Africa, we don't just implement interventions, we document the learning experiences and replicable approaches that come from them.

To turn this commitment into action, we hosted a intensive weeklong workshop in Mombasa this week, bringing together experts from across the region to refine skills in Manuscript Writing for journal-ready papers.

This capacity-building initiative was supported by the World Bank-funded Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience Program, co-implemented with IGAD.

📸Curious about the impact of the week? Hear from Ms. Sebentile Myeni, ECSA-HC’s Knowledge Management & M&E Manager, as she reflects on the progress made during this intensive workshop that concluded yesterday.

06/03/2026

Today in Dar es Salaam, the Director General of ECSA-HC, Dr. Ntuli Kapologwe, met with the CEO of GSM Foundation, Ms Faith Gugu, to discuss potential support for the upcoming ECSA-HC Specialized Medical & Surgical Camp, scheduled 20–30 July 2026 across Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, and the Kingdom of Lesotho.

The GSM Foundation expressed strong interest in supporting the initiative, noting that they have supported similar health initiatives in Tanzania and that the planned camp aligns with their commitment to health, education, community development, and humanitarian support.

The planned camp will bring together specialized medical teams to deliver life-saving surgeries, clinical care, and skills transfer to local health professionals, helping expand access to quality healthcare across the region.

𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀.

Support the ECSA-HC Specialized Medical & Surgical Camp today.

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Partnerships like this are vital in advancing regional solidarity and stronger health systems across Africa.

05/03/2026

Today, the Director General of the East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC), Dr. Ntuli Kapologwe, paid a courtesy call to the Director General of the Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC), Dr. Ayub Rioba, in Dar es Salaam.

During the meeting, Dr. Kapologwe briefed Dr. Rioba on key regional initiatives, including the outcomes of the 76th ECSA-HC Health Ministers Conference (HMC) and the upcoming ECSA-HC Specialized Medical & Surgical Camp scheduled for July 2026 in Tanzania, Uganda, the Kingdom of Lesotho, and Malawi.

Dr. Kapologwe also highlighted the growing importance of strong public health communication across the region. As part of the discussions, both leaders explored potential collaboration with TBC and other national broadcasting corporations from ECSA-HC Member States to support the establishment of a College of Public Health Communication, an initiative aimed at building a pool of journalists equipped to accurately and effectively report on health issues across Africa.

Strengthening partnerships between the health and media sectors is key to advancing informed communities and stronger health systems.

04/03/2026

🎥 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲

Across the East Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) region, the shortage of specialised health professionals remains a critical challenge. Through its colleges, ECSA-HC is actively addressing this gap by training the next generation of specialists.

In this video, Ms. Sophia Masuka highlights the impact of the CANECSA _ and how regional collaboration is expanding access to quality anaesthesia training.

👨🏾‍⚕️ 104 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮
👩🏾‍⚕️ 114 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘴
🎓 60 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥
🏥 33 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘴

Through initiatives like CANECSA _, ECSA-HC is strengthening health systems by building this critical and often scarce cadre of anaesthesiologists, helping expand access to safe surgery and Universal Health Coverage across the region.

02/03/2026

𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔-𝗛𝗖 𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

🤝At ECSA-HC, we believe that fulfilling our regional mandate, mission, and vision is impossible without robust scientific evidence. To transform healthcare, we must first document what works.

The Director General Dr. Ntuli Kapologwe, ECSA-HC officiated the Regional HEPRR-MPA Manuscript Writing and Peer Review Workshop today, expecting to run from 2nd – 6th March 2026.

He reminded the team, "Scientific evidence is the key to unleashing the potential of implementation science. Scalable interventions in our region can only be shared and turned into life-saving action when there is published, peer-reviewed evidence to back them up."

This week-long activity is happening in the beautiful coastal city of Mombasa, Kenya.

Supported by the World Bank-funded Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience (HEPRR) Program, implemented in close collaboration with IGAD, this scientific writing workshop ensures our efforts toward health security are unified and far-reaching.

02/03/2026

𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗜𝘀 𝗮 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 — 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲.

From 20–31 July 2026, ECSA-HC will deliver 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲-𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 across Lesotho, Malawi, Uganda, and Tanzania.

𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀.

💙 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦.
🩺 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺.
💰 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦.

🤝 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.

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01/03/2026

It was a busy but productive week in Mozambique for the Mozambique Health Emergency Preparedness Response and Resilience (HEPRR-MPA) program! 🇲🇿

The Mozambique team, alongside the project team from ECSA-HC, successfully wrapped up an intensive 5-day Baseline Assessment. This wasn't just a meeting, it was the groundwork for setting benchmarks for regional health security, now that Mozambique has joined as the 11th project country.

We spent the last five days diving deep into strategy and operations to ensure the program hits the ground running:

✅Operational Targets: We’ve set clear, actionable goals to guide our immediate response and long-term planning.

✅Tracking the Journey: We established the baseline needed to follow up on program milestones, ensuring transparency and accountability at every step.

This exercise officially marks Mozambique’s entry into a vital 11-country regional project dedicated to health security across East and Southern Africa, with support from the World Bank, implemented in collaboration with IGAD.

27/02/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝗜𝗛𝗥) 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀?

In the video below, Dr. Mohamed Mohamed, Senior Medical Epidemiologist at ECSA-HC, provides an expert breakdown of what these capacities entail and the related assessment. He explains them within the specific context of our recent regional assessments and highlights what it truly takes for a nation to be prepared for global health threats.

📊 ECSA-HC recently conducted a comprehensive core capacity assessment for major International Airports in the Eastern and Horn of Africa: Entebbe Int. Airport in Uganda, Jomo Kenyata Airport in Kenya, Julius Nyerere International Airport in Tanzania, based on WHO guidelines according to the IHR (2005).

This assessment was done in collaboration with IGAD, with support from the World Bank-funded Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience Program.

🗓️ Join the Webinar
The findings from this assessment report will be partially presented during our upcoming session.

Topic: Journey toward International Health Regulations (IHR) compliance at Points of Entry across Eastern and Southern Africa.

Moderator: Dr. Moses Ebong

Date: 27th February 2026

Time: 15:00 HRS – 16:00 HRS EAT

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