Press Release
Relocation of the WAHO Headquarters: The Organisation Strengthens its Cooperation with Côte d’Ivoire Ahead of its Establishment in Abidjan
A high-level working meeting was held in Abidjan between the Director-General of WAHO, Dr Melchior Athanase Joël Codjovi AÏSSI, and the Minister of Health, Public Hygiene and Universal Health Coverage, Mr Pierre N’Gou DIMBA. This meeting is part of the implementation of the decisions of the ECOWAS Heads of State Conference of December 2025, which formalised the transfer and establishment...
Regional Workshop on Strengthening Integrated Surveillance through the “One Health” Approach in ECOWAS
The West African Health Organisation (WAHO), a specialised institution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), is organising, from 23 to 27 February 2026 in Cotonou, Benin, the regional workshop on strengthening integrated surveillance through the “One Health” approach in ECOWAS. This meeting brings together representatives of ministries responsible for human health, animal health and environment from ECOWAS...
WAHO and Global Fund Sign MoU to Strengthen Regional Public Health Cooperation
The West African Health Organisation (WAHO), the Specialised Institution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) responsible for health issues, and the Global Fund signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Monday, 16 February 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland, marking an important milestone in strengthening regional cooperation in public health. The signing took place during an official mission of...