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Under ECA's Sustainable Health Financing Initiative, Statistics Botswana committed to supporting data analysis to demonstrate health's contribution to economic growth and inform financing reforms, investment decisions & policymaking in Botswana. #InvestInHealthAfrica

.@ECA_OFFICIAL African Centre for Statistics Director Samuel Kobina Annim met Statistics Botswana Secretary General Dr Khaufelo Raymond Lekobane to discuss how data, statistics & geospatial information can support evidence-based health financing reforms.

2/2 A sustainable NHI needs more than financing. In Gaborone, stakeholders highlighted solvency, affordability, transition& private-sector participation as key considerations, alongside opportunities to leverage existing medical-fund expertise, digital systems & long-term capital

1/2 Advancing sustainable health financing in Botswana.@ECA_OFFICIAL Chief of Staff @Abudiaw met with #NBFIRA in Gaborone to discuss the proposed National Health Insurance architecture & how non-bank financial institutions &private investors could help support its implementation.

2/2 "ECA is committed to Botswana’s health financing reforms through the strong political leadership backing these efforts & a shared ambition to show how well-sequenced, country-led reforms can deliver measurable results & lessons for Africa’s devp't,"@abudiaw #HealthFinancing

3/3 Both sides agreed to establish a joint technical working group and develop a 100-day action plan, leveraging digital ID, e-services, payments and interoperable systems to advance National Health Insurance, social protection and #UHC.

2/3 Discussed strengthening Botswana’s health sector through strategic investments as a catalyst for economic transformation. Underscored the sustainable health financing initiative builds on existing reforms and partnerships, ensuring a country-led approach with lasting impact.

3/3 "Key outcomes include a Joint Technical Working Group chaired by the Ministry of Finance & co-chaired by @MoHBotswana with ECA as technical partner. A 100-day action plan will support Botswana's fiscal pathway for health system reforms and progress towards #UHC"- @abudiaw

3/3 "ECA will accompany Botswana through economic analysis, public finance management, data harmonisation, scenario modelling, and evidence linking health investment to economic growth to position health as an economic investment" -@abudiaw #InvestinHealthAfrica #SDGs

3/3 "Key outcomes include a Joint Technical Working Group chaired by the Ministry of Finance & co-chaired by @MoHBotswana with ECA as technical partner. A 100-day action plan will support Botswana's fiscal pathway for health system reforms and progress towards #UHC"- @abudiaw

1/2 Excellent discussions with @BWGovernment Minister of IR, HE Phenyo Butale. Reaffirmed partnership to advance national reforms in health logistics, talent devpt, digital transformation, tourism revenue retention, digital-platform monetisation, & payment-system modernisation...

2/2 Botswana’s #InvestingInHealth initiative focuses on making health financing more sustainable and effective, building on existing reforms in primary health care and National Health Insurance to improve access, financial protection and health outcomes.

2/3 Discussions explored a national data exchange linking financial management, procurement and health information systems to improve transparency, resource allocation and the monitoring of health outcomes.

1/3 In #Gaborone, @ECA_OFFICIAL Chief of Staff @Abudiaw met Hon. David Tshere, Minister of Communications and Innovation, to discuss how digital transformation can strengthen health financing, procurement and public financial management in support of #UHC.

1/2 @ECA_OFFICIAL Chief of Staff @Abudiaw met Hon. Moeti C. Mohwasa in Gaborone to discuss aligning health financing, social protection & national development priorities. Talks explored a joint technical working group and a proposed 100-day action plan to advance implementation.

1/3 Chief of Staff @Abudiaw & @UN_Botswana RC Wenyan Yang paid a courtesy call on Botswana’s VP & Minister of Finance, HE. Ndaba Nkosinathi Gaolathe. Discussed accelerating eco diversification beyond diamonds, unlocking new opportunities for inclusive growth & #healthinvestment.

2/2 @abudiaw emphasised that the sustainable health intiative builds on Botswana’s existing reforms and partners’ support. @UN_Botswana RC Yang welcomed ECA's alignment with the UN Cooperation Framework for peer learning and UNCT collaboration to maximise impact.

1/2 Insightful exchange in Botswana between @ECA_OFFICIAL Chief of Staff @abudiaw & @UN_Botswana Resident Coordinator Wenyan Yang focused on strengthening the health sector through strategic investments as a lever for Botswana's economic transformation. #InvestinHealthAfrica