Press Release
Message from the DG of WAHO on the Occasion of African Traditional Medicine Day, 31 August 2020
Message from the DG of WAHO on the Occasion of African Traditional Medicine Day, 31 August 2020 Fellow Citizens of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Today, the 31 st of August 2020 is the 18 th African Traditional Medicine Day. The celebration of this annual day offers African countries an opportunity to review the progress of implementation...
Commemorating WAHO 33rd Anniversary
Commemorating WAHO 33rd Anniversary The West African Health Organization (WAHO), the Health Institution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is commemorating the 33rd anniversary of its creation. It was created by Protocol A/P2/7/87 of 9 July 1987 signed in Abuja by the Heads of State and Government. The commemoration is under the theme: “Bridging the gap to...
Commemoration of WAHO Day
Commemoration of WAHO Day 9 July 2020 INTRODUCTION This year (2020), on 9 July, WAHO is commemorating 33 years of its creation. THEME Since the beginning of this year (2020), the world has been fighting the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) which started in China. The ECOWAS region has not been spared and WAHO, as the Specialized Institution in charge of Health...