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MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF WAHO ON THE OCCASION OF THE 23RD AFRICAN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE DAY

Ladies and gentlemen working in the health sector in the Member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS); Ladies and gentlemen, partners in the health sector; Dear practitioners and advocates of traditional medicine; Dear citizens of ECOWAS Member States; Ladies and gentlemen;; Today, ECOWAS joins the rest of the world in celebrating African Traditional Medicine Day. This...

ECOWAS Lassa Fever conference, 2025 Registration Guide: September 8-11

With the theme “Beyond Borders: Strengthening Regional Cooperation toCombat Lassa Fever and Emerging Infectious Diseases,” this second editionbuilds on the momentum of the inaugural conference held in Abuja, Nigeria,in 2019. As Lassa fever continues to pose a persistent health threat in WestAfrica, LIC 2025 seeks to advance sustainable preparedness, improveregional coordination, and foster research and innovation to strengthenoutbreak response and...

The Director General of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), Dr Melchior Athanase AÏSSI, paid a visit on Wednesday, 13 August, to the members of the steering committee for WAHO’s financial support in Togo

The Director General of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), Dr Melchior Athanase AÏSSI, paid a visit on Wednesday, 13 August, to the members of the steering committee for WAHO’s financial support in Togo, who were holding their second annual meeting at the premises of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID). He congratulated the members for their support...
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