SADC MINISTERS OF HEALTH AND MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIV AND AIDS

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will convene the Joint Meeting of SADC Ministers of Health and Ministers Responsible for HIV and AIDS from 09 to 13 November 2026 in Durban, Republic of South Africa to deliberate on regional health priorities and to strengthen cooperation in addressing public health challenges affecting the SADC Region.

The meeting will bring together Ministers responsible for Health and HIV and AIDS from SADC Member States to review progress on the implementation of regional health programmes and initiatives, exchange experiences and provide strategic guidance on advancing the regional health agenda.

The Ministerial Meeting provides an important platform for Member States to strengthen collective efforts towards improving healthcare delivery, addressing communicable and non-communicable diseases, and enhancing the resilience of health systems across the Region.

The meeting will also provide an opportunity to advance discussions on HIV and AIDS, sexual and reproductive health and rights, nutrition, and other public health priorities that require coordinated regional responses.

Through continued collaboration, SADC seeks to promote equitable access to quality healthcare services, strengthen regional health security and accelerate progress towards achieving universal health coverage and the health-related targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The programme will comprise of technical and Ministerial engagements scheduled from 09 to 12 November 2026, followed by the commemoration of SADC Malaria Day on 13 November 2026.

The SADC Malaria Day commemoration will provide an opportunity to raise awareness of the continued burden of malaria in the Region and to reinforce the importance of sustained regional cooperation, prevention, surveillance and coordinated interventions towards malaria elimination.