Press Release

22nd Ordinary Assembly of ECOWAS Health Ministers, 8–12 November 2021, ABUJA – NIGERIA

#WAHOAHM2021 The 22nd Ordinary Assembly of ECOWAS Health Ministers (AHM) will take place from 8 to 12 November in Abuja, Nigeria. The meeting is being organized by the West African Health Organization (WAHO) and is hosted by the Federal Minister of Health of Nigeria, H.E. Dr Emmanuel Osagie Ehanire. The AHM is an important annual event for the ECOWAS region...

Announcement and call for abstracts

ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS The West African Health Organization (WAHO), in collaboration with ECOWAS Member States, Eastern, Central and Southern Health Community (ECSA-HC) and partners, are in the process of organizing the 4th ECOWAS Best Practices Forum in Health (FBPS) that will be held on 24-26 November 2021 in Praia, Cabo Verde . The forum will bring together senior...

Virtual High-Level Meeting with ECOWAS Parliament on Malaria Elimination on 5 August 2021

Group photo While the ECOWAS region accounts for about 10% of the global at-risk population, it accounts for nearly half of all malaria cases and deaths in the world. Malaria is endemic in the ECOWAS region and is a leading cause of hospital visits. Its effects go beyond sickness and deaths. It is also responsible for slowdown in economic growth...
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