As we continue to battle the Covid-19 pandemic globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted the need to build resilient border health systems to curb the international spread of diseases. The joint external evaluation of the implementation of the International Health Regulations 2005 – which was conducted across 19 technical areas in 2018 – revealed limited capacity and major gaps at points of entry and exit in southern Africa.In response, the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has collaborated with CDC country offices in southern Africa to secure funding that will help build core capacities at points of entry to Eswatini. The WHO has also announced that it will be working with partner organisations in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe to design effective initiatives to strengthen border health systems. According to a spokesman, the project hopes to bring together stakeholders from local, national and regional levels
