Study across 14 countries reveals lack of laboratory capacity and erratic use of available antibiotics, finds only 1.3% of medical laboratories conduct any bacteriology testing.September 15, 2022 (Addis Ababa) – New data released on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) from 14 sub-Saharan countries…
This webinar will present implementation strategies for providing depression care and psychosocial support to vulnerable mothers in low- and middle-income countries, highlighting key findings and lessons learned from the Baby Friendly Spaces program for refugee mothers in Bangladesh and the…
13th – 14th July 2022, Nairobi Kenya Recently, over 70 participants from health systems policy makers, researchers, funding agencies, scientific societies, regional technology developers and international organisations in the field of Personalised Medicine (PM) and health research institutions met in…
TIMS 3 Project which is implemented by ECSA-HC has had a successful two-day meeting on sensitizing National TB program managers from 10 SADC Countries on Cross-border referral systems. The meeting took place on the 14 and 15th of July in…
ECSA-HC under the TB in the Mining Sector in Southern Africa Phase III (TIMS III) project convened a two-day regional meeting to sensitize Key populations (KPs) (Miners, ex-miners, migrant workers, labour unions, families of mine workers) on the TIMS III…
This webinar will feature a discussion around uptake of evidence-based MHPSS interventions and recommendations. It will focus on examples from Africa, highlighting current policy directions and lessons learned from the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the…
Dates: 13 to 15 JULY 2022 Venue: CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL, UPPER HILL, NAIROBI, KENYA Background The East, Central and Southern African Health Community (ECSA-HC) is an inter-governmental organization that fosters and promotes regional cooperation in health. Its member states are…
Each year, World Tuberculosis (TB) day is commemorated on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB, and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic. The date marks the…
The East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Mozambique officially launched the Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness project (ECSASPP) on 11th March 2022 at Avenida Hotel Maputo, Mozambique. The launch was attended by…
The East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Republic of Mozambique will host the launch of the Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness in the Eastern, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (SPP) project. The…
