ECSA-HC

East, Central, and Southern Africa Health Community. Fostering Regional Cooperation for Better Health

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ECSA-HC continues to champion innovative, evidence-based solutions to improve maternal and newborn survival through the 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 (𝗦𝗕𝗕𝗖).

𝗔𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 ECSA-HC and SBBC technical experts are engaging healthcare teams to strengthen the quality of care provided on the day of birth and identify opportunities to improve outcomes for mothers and newborns.

With support from 𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗔-𝗡𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗗, this promising intervention is being scaled up beyond Lesotho to Malawi and Uganda, extending efforts to improve the quality of care and reduce preventable maternal and newborn deaths across the region.

𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦-𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘌𝘊𝘚𝘈-𝘏𝘊 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴.

#ECSAHC #SBBC #AUDA_NEPAD #MaternalHealth #uganda🇺🇬

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🔴 𝗪𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗢𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗘!

Join us for the 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝘇𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵-𝗟𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, under the theme: “𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘵.”

Tune in as youth, government leaders, and key stakeholders engage in meaningful discussions to advance youth-led action on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) in Tanzania.

📍 Papu International Conference Centre, Arusha, Tanzania
📅 23 October 2026

▶️ 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄

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𝘉𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯.

#YouthLedDialogue #MNCH #YouthEngagement #ECSAHC #auda_nepad

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𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔-𝗛𝗖, in collaboration with SBBC technical experts, is engaging healthcare teams 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹, 𝗨𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 to assess opportunities for scaling up the 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 (𝗦𝗕𝗕𝗖) and strengthening quality care for mothers and newborns.

With support from 𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗔-𝗡𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗗, these efforts aim to expand the reach of proven maternal and newborn health innovations across Lesotho, Malawi and Uganda, strengthening health systems and contributing to the reduction of preventable maternal and newborn deaths.

𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦-𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦-𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘌𝘊𝘚𝘈-𝘏𝘊 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦-𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯.

#ECSAHC #SBBC #AUDANEPAD #ScalingUpInnovations #MaternalHealth NewbornSurvival HealthSystemsStrengthening Lesotho 🇱🇸 Malawi 🇲🇼 Uganda 🇺🇬

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🎥 𝗠𝗡𝗛 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 | Uganda

𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔-𝗛𝗖, in collaboration with Laerdal Global Health and Haydom Lutheran Hospital, convened stakeholders to explore opportunities for integrating and strengthening 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 (𝗦𝗕𝗕𝗖) and 𝗠-𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 within existing maternal and newborn health systems in Lesotho.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺-𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴.

#ECSAHC #SBBC #Mmama #MaternalAndNewbornHealth #uganda🇺🇬

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𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲-𝘂𝗽.

𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔-𝗛𝗖, in collaboration with SBBC technical experts, is engaging healthcare teams at 𝗞𝗮𝘄𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹, 𝗨𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 to assess opportunities for scaling up the 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 (𝗦𝗕𝗕𝗖) and strengthening quality care for mothers and newborns.

With support from 𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗔-𝗡𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗗, these efforts aim to expand the reach of proven maternal and newborn health innovations across Lesotho, Malawi and Uganda, strengthening health systems and contributing to the reduction of preventable maternal and newborn deaths.

𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦-𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦-𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘌𝘊𝘚𝘈-𝘏𝘊 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦-𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯.

#ECSAHC #SBBC #AUDANEPAD #ScalingUpInnovations #MaternalHealth NewbornSurvival HealthSystemsStrengthening Lesotho 🇱🇸 Malawi 🇲🇼 Uganda 🇺🇬

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🌍🔥 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗮! 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆?

Join ECSA-HC for the Tanzania Youth-Led Inter-Ministerial Dialogue on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health 𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟯 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗔𝗣𝗨 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿, 𝗔𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗮.

💙💚 Young people are key to shaping a healthier future. Let’s turn commitments into action, with youth in the driving seat!

#ThreeZerosOneCommitment #YouthLedDialogue #ECSAHC #AUDA_NEPAD

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ONGOING | MNH Stakeholders Meeting – Uganda

The Maternal and Newborn Health (MNH) Stakeholders Meeting commenced this morning at Fairway Boutique Hotel, Uganda, convened by 𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔-𝗛𝗖, in collaboration with Laerdal Global Health (LGH) and Haydom Lutheran Hospital (HLH). Sponsored by 𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗔 -𝗡𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗗

Discussions are focusing on adapting the 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 (𝗦𝗕𝗕𝗖) and 𝗺-𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮 approaches to strengthen maternal and newborn health services in Uganda.

𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴. 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴. 𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴.

#ECSAHC #uganda🇺🇬 #MaternalAndNewbornHealth #SBBC #Mmama

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𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗼

How can the 𝗠-𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 strengthen emergency referral systems and improve access to timely maternal and newborn healthcare?

In this interview, 𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗲, M-Mama Project Manager in Lesotho, shares insights into the innovation’s potential to strengthen maternal and newborn health services, enhance emergency referrals, and support integration within existing health systems.

The engagement forms part of the 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁, 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔-𝗛𝗖)’𝘀 collaboration with 𝗟𝗮𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 and 𝗛𝗮𝘆𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 under the 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 (𝗦𝗕𝗕𝗖) 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, supporting country-level learning and implementation in Lesotho and Uganda.

𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺-𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴.

#ECSAHC #MMama #SBBC #MaternalAndNewbornHealth #healthinnovation

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📢 𝟲 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗢! 🇹🇿

The countdown is on! Join us on 23 October 2026 at PAPU Tower, Arusha, for the Tanzania Youth-Led Inter-Ministerial Dialogue on Maternal, Newborn & Child Health.

🎟️ 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗦 𝗦𝗢𝗢𝗡!

💵 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗲: USD 60 (includes conference package and stationery).
📅 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘆 𝟮𝟬 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲!

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💚 Three Zeros. One Commitment!

From Commitment to Action — With Youth in the Driving Seat.

#ECSAHC #AUDA_NEPAD #YouthLeadership #ThreeZeros #MaternalHealth #YouthEngagement

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𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔-𝗛𝗖 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀

ECSA-HC has presented critical findings from Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) readiness assessments conducted at nine Points of Entry across Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda and Zimbabwe, revealing that none met all the critical requirements for full readiness.

Speaking at the recently concluded Regional Economic Communities (RECs) Coordination Meeting in Lusaka, Zambia, Dr. Mohamed Mohamed, ECSA-HC Senior Epidemiologist and Project Lead for the World Bank-funded Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience Multiphasic Programmatic Approach (HEPRR-MPA), called on RECs to strengthen collaboration, complement one another’s efforts and avoid working in isolation.

Dr. Mohamed emphasised that Member States often belong to overlapping RECs, making it essential to coordinate preparedness activities, strengthen national capacities, harmonise approaches and share lessons learned across borders.

“𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙖𝙩 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨. 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙥 𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙍𝙀𝘾𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩. 𝙒𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨, 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧’𝙨𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚,” he emphasized.

Through the HEPRR-MPA, ECSA-HC is demonstrating how regional collaboration can translate into practical action beyond national boundaries. Assessments covered border crossings on both sides of the Zambia–DRC, Rwanda–DRC and Zambia–Zimbabwe borders, as well as Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport in Livingstone, Zambia. This approach helps countries jointly identify preparedness gaps, validate findings and prioritise corrective actions.

The meeting’s recommendations reinforced the need for coordinated investment in priority Points of Entry, formalised cross-border agreements, stronger regional workforce capacity and sustainable financing for health emergency preparedness and response.

#ECSAHC #HEPRRMPA #RegionalHealthSecurity #EbolaPreparedness #CrossBorderCollaboration #RECs

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📢 𝟳 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗢! 🇹🇿

Join us on 23 October 2026 at PAPU Tower, Arusha, for the Tanzania Youth-Led Inter-Ministerial Dialogue on Maternal, Newborn & Child Health.

🎟️ 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗨𝗦𝗗 𝟲𝟬. 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘆 𝟮𝟬 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿!

🔗 https://t.co/NZwrN96WsS

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁! 💚

#ECSAHC #AUDA_NEPAD #YouthLeadership #ThreeZeros

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𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲-𝘂𝗽.

𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔-𝗛𝗖, in collaboration with SBBC technical experts, is engaging healthcare teams at 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲, 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗼, to assess opportunities for scaling up the 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 (𝗦𝗕𝗕𝗖) and strengthening quality care for mothers and newborns.

With support from 𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗔-𝗡𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗗, these efforts aim to expand the reach of proven maternal and newborn health innovations across Lesotho, Malawi and Uganda, strengthening health systems and contributing to the reduction of preventable maternal and newborn deaths.

𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦-𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦-𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘌𝘊𝘚𝘈-𝘏𝘊 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦-𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯.

#ECSAHC #SBBC #AUDANEPAD #ScalingUpInnovations #MaternalHealth #NewbornSurvival #HealthSystemsStrengthening #Lesotho 🇱🇸 #Malawi 🇲🇼 #Uganda 🇺🇬

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🎥 Watch highlights from the ECSA-HC team’s courtesy call on Zambia’s Minister of Health, Prof. Roma Chilengi, in Lusaka on 15 October 2026.

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⏳ 8 DAYS TO GO! 🇹🇿💙

Join us on 23 October 2026 at PAPU Tower, Arusha, for the Tanzania Youth-Led Inter-Ministerial Dialogue on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health.

Three Zeros. One Commitment! Together, let’s turn commitments into action, with youth in the driving seat.

🎟️ Self-sponsored registration: USD 60
📅 Deadline: 20 October 2026
🔗 Register: https://t.co/NZwrN96WsS

#ECSAHC #ThreeZerosOneCommitment #YouthLedDialogue #MaternalHealth

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𝗘𝗖𝗦𝗔-𝗛𝗖 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝗭𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶

East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) team led by Director of Programmes Dr. More Mungati, today paid a courtesy call on Zambia’s Minister of Health, Prof. Roma Chilengi, appointed by President Hakainde Hichilema in September 2026.

The visit introduced ECSA-HC to the Minister in his new capacity and welcomed him to the organisation’s ministerial leadership, highlighting the importance of regional cooperation in strengthening health systems across member states.

Prof. Chilengi expressed deep familiarity with and appreciation for ECSA-HC’s work supporting member states in addressing shared health priorities. He welcomed continued collaboration to advance regional health cooperation and improve health outcomes.

The Minister also commended ECSA-HC’s efforts to strengthen Ebola preparedness and response, particularly its support to Zambia and other countries in enhancing readiness for public health emergencies.

He thanked the team for the visit and requested that his warm greetings be conveyed to the ECSA-HC Director General, Dr. Ntuli Kapologwe. Dr. More was accompanied by Dr. Mohamed Mohamed, Senior Epidemiologist, and Dr. Tina Chisenga, Manager of Health Systems and Capacity Development.

The engagement highlights ECSA-HC’s commitment to strengthening partnerships with member states, advancing regional health security and building resilient health systems across Eastern, Central and Southern Africa.

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#Statement

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𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

ECSA-HC continues to champion innovative, evidence-based solutions to improve maternal and newborn survival through the Safer Births Bundle of Care (SBBC).

𝗔𝘁 𝗡𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗸𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗼, ECSA-HC and SBBC technical experts are engaging healthcare teams to strengthen the quality of care provided on the day of birth and identify opportunities to improve outcomes for mothers and newborns.

With support from 𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗔-𝗡𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗗, this promising intervention is being scaled up beyond Lesotho to Malawi and Uganda, extending efforts to improve the quality of care and reduce preventable maternal and newborn deaths across the region.

𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦-𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘌𝘊𝘚𝘈-𝘏𝘊 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴.

#ECSAHC #SBBC #AUDA_NEPAD #MaternalHealth #NewbornSurvival #HealthInnovation #Lesotho 🇱🇸

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Strengthening maternal and newborn care through collaboration and practical action. ECSA-HC and SBBC technical experts engaged with healthcare teams at 𝗡𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗸𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹, Lesotho, to identify opportunities to strengthen existing services and improve outcomes for mothers and newborns.

#ECSAHC #SBBC #Mmama #QualityHealthcare #Lesotho