ECSA-HC Calls for Strengthened Regional Vigilance Following Ebola Case in Kenya
Arusha, Tanzania | 6 October 2026 The East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) has called for strengthened regional vigilance following Kenya’s confirmation of…
ECSA-HC’s regional Ebola Preparedness and Response plan for 10 countries
The East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) is implementing a six-month intervention to evert possible cross-border transmission of the Bundibugyo Virus from the…
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…
Why the First Signal Matters: Ebola Preparedness and Regional Health Security
In public health, the difference between a contained Ebola outbreak and a regional health emergency often comes down to how…
Let’s look at regional crossborder Ebola preparedness with a gender lens
Picture a busy border post like Kasumbalesa, between Zambia and DRC. It is dusk. Then, a female trader shows up…
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…






















