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WAHO INITIATES UPDATE OF HARMONISED ACCREDITATION CRITERIA FOR HEALTH SCIENCES TRAINING IN THE ECOWAS REGION
The West African Health Organisation (WAHO) is organising a regional workshop in Cotonou from 26 to 30 January 2026 to update the harmonised criteria for the accreditation, regulation and evaluation of health sciences training institutions and programmes in the ECOWAS region. Launched on Monday, 26 January 2026, this workshop, which brings together deans and principals of training institutions, leaders of...
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...