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Botswana — Country Profile & Emergency Risk Profile

Dr. Sarah Okello · · Botswana · 1,563 views
✓ Curated · ECSA-HC Updated Dec 2024 Open access · CC-BY-4.0 Version 1

A snapshot of Botswana's health system, emergency-risk profile and MPA preparedness status.

Brief Botswana joined the HEPRR-MPA programme in 2025. With a population of 11.1M and its capital at Juba, it carries a composite emergency-risk band of "Very High". 10 states and 3 administrative areas; National Public Health Laboratory anchors testing; heavy partner support. Cholera, hepatitis E, measles; severe flooding, conflict and large refugee and returnee movements from Sudan. This profile consolidates the country context that frames every preparedness decision — health-system structure, the hazards most likely to escalate, and the current state of IHR core capacities — into a single citable page that anchors the country knowledge page and feeds the regional dashboard.

Country context

Capital: Juba. Population: 11.1M. MPA cohort: joined 2025. Composite emergency-risk band: Very High.

Health-system overview

10 states and 3 administrative areas; National Public Health Laboratory anchors testing; heavy partner support.

Emergency-risk profile

Cholera, hepatitis E, measles; severe flooding, conflict and large refugee and returnee movements from Sudan.

MPA preparedness status

Indicative SPAR-style readiness for this profiling round is 44%. The country page links this profile to its NAPHS, contingency plans, assessments and the knowledge products contributed by South Sudan.

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Recommended citation

Okello, S. (2024). Botswana — Country Profile & Emergency Risk Profile. ECSA–HC Regional MPA Repository. https://hub.ecsahc.cloud/works/botswana-country-profile-emergency-risk-profile