Consultancy Opportunity – Technical Expert for Regional South-to-South Learning and Innovation Adoption
TERMS OF REFERENCE Technical Expert for Regional South-to-South Learning and Innovation Adoption NEST360 in Tanzania and the Pluslife MiniDock MTB near-point-of-care test in…
STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE EAST, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA HEALTH COMMUNITY (ECSA-HC), DR. NTULI KAPOLOGWE
The official launch of the six-month cross-border Ebola preparedness and response intervention for high-risk Points-of-Entry in Eastern and Southern Africa Lusaka, Zambia |August 20, 2026.…
Vacancy Announcement: Director of Finance
The East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) invites applications from suitably qualified nationals of ECSA-HC Member States for the position of Director of…
Why We Are Institutionalizing Cross-border Health Security for the ECSA Region
Our borders are crossed daily by families, traders, transporters, and displaced populations. This points to the fundamental reality that public…
Eleven Years After Lancet Commission, Regional Surgical Crisis Demands Realignment
Eleven years ago, the landmark Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (LCoGS) revealed that at least 5 billion people lacked access…
Why We Must Revisit Africa’s Research Agenda
There is a huge mismatch at the heart of global health, and it’s time we address it constructively, for progress.…
The Next Outbreak Won’t Wait at the Border. Africa’s Screening Shouldn’t Either
On 17 May 2026, the World Health Organization declared the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and…
Africa’s Smallest Lives That Deserve Our Biggest Investment
Across Africa today, thousands of premature and critically ill newborns are fighting for survival in overcrowded neonatal units, rural clinics,…
What We Must Do to Keep Our Region Ready in Absence of Outbreaks
Where do viruses go when they are not causing havoc or dominating front-page headlines? When an outbreak fades and immediate…





















