Over the course of 2024, MSF has been hosting training workshops with key personnel from South Africa’s National Department of Health (NDoH). These workshops have provided a platform for MSF’s digital health promotion specialists to exchange insights gained from running digital health promotion (DHP) campaigns across Africa, particularly in response to disease outbreaks. The goal of these sessions is to increase the capacity of NDoH’s digital health promotion teams, equipping them to respond more effectively to outbreaks of diseases recently reported in South Africa, such as cholera and Mpox.

In October 2024, the NDoH, in partnership with MSF, launched a digital health promotion campaign focused on Mpox. The campaign aims to educate the public, raise awareness, and address misinformation circulating online about the disease. The initiative has already seen promising results, with its messages reaching large audiences and helping connect concerned citizens with accurate information about Mpox.

This video package aims to highlight how MSF is supporting public health efforts in South Africa through these training programs. By collaborating with the NDoH and sharing knowledge gained from responding to health crises across the continent, MSF ensures that South African DHP teams are better prepared to manage disease outbreaks when they arise within the country.