Arusha, Tanzania – 18th May 2026. The East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) expresses deep concern over the ongoing Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreaks reported in the Republic of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).…
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo – Permanent Secretaries from across East, Central, and Southern Africa have converged at the World Health Organisation Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) for a consultative meeting that formalizes a framework for cross-border health security, a…
The East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) and the Ministry of Health Zanzibar have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking a major step forward in strengthening healthcare delivery, promoting innovation, and enhancing regional cooperation in health.…
The East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC), with funding support from AUDA-NEPAD, invites full proposals from qualified consulting firms for a consultancy to support communications and dissemination of SRH/RMNCAH and Demographic Dividend (DD) initiatives under the A2DSRH programme.…
ECSA-HC has successfully concluded the 76th Health Ministers Conference (3–5 Feb 2026) in Ezulwini, Kingdom of Eswatini, bringing together 400+ leaders from across East, Central and Southern Africa. The Conference and its high-level pre-events, including the Regional Youth Summit, Health…
Ezulwini, Eswatini — 05 February, 2026. Health Ministers from the East, Central and Southern Africa (ECSA) region have concluded the 76th Health Ministers Conference with a strengthened, regionally aligned set of commitments to accelerate action on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The…
The East, Central, and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) is inviting applications from qualified individual consultants to undertake a Regional South-to-South Learning Landscape Analysis. The assignment will generate evidence on innovations that have worked (and those that have not) in…
Laboratory leaders and regulators have forged a stronger partnership to work more closely in strengthening laboratory systems across Africa improving coordination and ensuring that health systems remain adaptive and resilient in the face of emerging threats. This renewed collaboration was…
A delegation of experts in epidemiological surveillance and port health services from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Ethiopia has concluded a first-of-its-kind Peer-To-Peer assessment of compliances to the International Health Regulation (IHR) Core capacities at four major international airports in the…
The Director General of the East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC), Dr. Ntuli Kapologwe, has called for greater ambition, unity, and assertiveness in Africa’s engagement with global health governance. Speaking during the Global Health Diplomacy Workshop in Lusaka, he stressed…
