Press Release
First General Assembly of the West African Regional Initiative for Laboratories to implement External Quality Assurance on Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (WARIL-EQA-AMR)
Dakar, Senegal - 16 December 2024 – The West African Health Organization (WAHO) and the Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) inaugurates the first general assembly of the West African Regional Initiative for Laboratories (WARIL) to implement External Quality Assessment (EQA) of Laboratories on Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) surveillance (WARIL-EQA-AMR ). This event brings together regional and international experts in Dakar, Senegal,...
3rd edition of the Dakar Epidemics Forum: A key continental meeting for public health in Africa.
Dakar, Senegal, December 13, 2024 – The 3rd edition of the Dakar Epidemics Forum took place in Dakar, Senegal, from December 9 to 13, 2024, marking a major milestone in discussions on the continent’s most pressing health issues. Organized by the Public Health Department of the Institut Pasteur de Dakar, this event provided a strategic platform for exchanging views on...
Technical workshop in assessing the risk of spillover of pathogens with epidemic and pandemic potential in the African Region
The West African Health Organization (WAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) jointly organized a technical workshop in Dakar, Senegal, on 10 and 11 December 2024. The main objective of this event, held at the King Fahd Palace Hotel and the WHO Emergency Hub in Dakar, was to assess the risks of zoonotic transmission (spillover) of pathogens with epidemic and...