Press Release
SIERRA LEONE TO HOST THE 27TH ASSEMBLY OF HEALTH MINISTERS OF ECOWAS FROM 20–25 APRIL 2026 IN FREETOWN
Health Ministers from the Member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will convene in Freetown, Republic of Sierra Leone, from 20 to 25 April 2026 for the 27th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Health Ministers (AHM) of ECOWAS, a high-level regional meeting organised under the theme: “Advancing Malaria Elimination through an Integrated Regional Strategy.” Organised...
Regional workshop on monitoring and evaluation of 2024–2025 support: WAHO strengthens the performance and accountability of its financial support to ECOWAS Member States
Cotonou, December 2025 – The West African Health Organisation (WAHO) organised a regional workshop on the monitoring and evaluation of support provided to Member States for the years 2024 and 2025, held from 18 to 20 December 2025 in Cotonou (Republic of Benin). This technical meeting brought together national focal points, financial managers from Member States, as well as WAHO’s...
Finalisation of the DETAMEV-ECOWAS Research Protocol on Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
A regional workshop dedicated to the finalisation of the research protocol on the determinants of the resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases in the ECOWAS region (DETAMEV-ECOWAS) was held from 9 to 13 March 2026 in Conakry, Republic of Guinea. This technical meeting, organised by the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), brought together representatives of Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI), researchers in...