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The West African Health Organisation (WAHO) held a regional workshop to validate the Regional Digital Health Strategic Plan 2026-2030 from 19 to 23 January 2026 in Dakar, Senegal.
This event is part of a rigorous process that began at a technical workshop in Lomé in December 2024 and continued with a review of the document in Praia in May 2025. This session brought together directors in charge of Digital Health and Information Systems from ECOWAS Member States, representatives from Ministries of Health, as well as regional experts and...
ECOWAS APPROVES REGIONAL GUIDELINES TO STRENGTHEN THE INTEGRATION OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE INTO THE HEALTH SYSTEMS OF MEMBER STATES
On 23 January 2026, in Cotonou, the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) concluded the meeting to validate the "Regional Guidelines for the Regulation and Promotion of Traditional Medicine in ECOWAS Member States", held from 21 to 23 January 2026. The meeting brought together representatives from ministries of health, universities and research institutes, traditional medicine practitioners, experts and technical partners to...
Second joint drug evaluation session for 2025, as part of the West African Drug Regulatory Harmonisation Initiative (WADRI)
The West African Health Organisation (WAHO) held the second joint drug evaluation session for 2025, as part of the West African Drug Regulatory Harmonisation Initiative (WADRI), from 15 to 19 December 2025 in Abidjan, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire. as part of the West African Medicines Regulatory Harmonisation Initiative (WA-MRH). This session brought together expert members of the Technical Working Groups...