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GLOBAL EXPERTS TO CONVENE IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE FOR THE 2ND ECOWAS LASSA FEVER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Leading scientists, researchers, public health advocates, policymakers, and health practitioners from across the globe will converge in Abidjan from 8 to 11 September 2025, for the 2nd ECOWAS Lassa Fever International Conference (#ELFIC2025), the foremost international forum dedicated to tackling one of West Africa’s most persistent public health challenges. Organised by the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), in collaboration with...
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...