Botswana Public Health Institute

18/06/2026

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞, 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭: 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬.

16/06/2026

𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑬𝒃𝒐𝒍𝒂 𝑽𝒊𝒓𝒖𝒔 - 𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑯𝒚𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒆

12/06/2026

10/06/2026

𝐄𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬. 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬:

10/06/2026

𝐄𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬. 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬:

10/06/2026

02/06/2026

𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐁𝐏𝐇𝐈 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐃𝐅 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞.

The Botswana Public Health Institute (BPHI) conducted a formal courtesy visit on the Commander and senior leadership of the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) to strengthen national preparedness in response to the ongoing Ebola virus disease outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.

The engagement focused on reinforcing civil-military cooperation as a strategic pillar of Botswana's public health emergency architecture.

The Botswana Defence Force reaffirmed its readiness to support public health operations.

BPHI expresses its sincere appreciation to the BDF leadership for its continued commitment to protecting the nation's health. The Institute further calls upon all communities across Botswana to remain vigilant, report any symptoms consistent with Ebola (such as sudden fever, severe weakness, vomiting, diarrhea, or unexplained bleeding) to health facilities immediately, and adhere to all public health guidance issued by the Ministry of Health.

𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥-𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭.

01/06/2026

𝐁𝐏𝐇𝐈 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊𝐋𝐘 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒

Week 21 | 17–23 May 2026

Vigilance. Early detection. Rapid response.

26/05/2026

𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 – 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟐𝟎 (𝟏𝟎–𝟏𝟔 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔)

This week’s surveillance summary shows continued monitoring of priority conditions nationwide.

Malaria: 34 cases and 1 death reported.

Influenza-Like Illness (ILI): 8,792 cases recorded.

Diarrhoea with Dehydration: 21 cases reported. Safe water, sanitation, and early oral rehydration remain key.