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Training member countries in the use of health financing diagnostic and monitoring tools
Accra, Ghana – August 19, 2024 .Today, a five-day training session organized by the West African Health Organization (WAHO) commenced at the Miklin Hotel in Accra, Ghana. This event focuses on the use of diagnostic and monitoring tools for health financing and brings together representatives from English-speaking ECOWAS member states. The opening ceremony featured remarks from Mrs. Noma Noleen Bhebhe...
Commemorating WAHO 33rd Anniversary
Commemorating WAHO 33rd Anniversary The West African Health Organization (WAHO), the Health Institution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is commemorating the 33rd anniversary of its creation. It was created by Protocol A/P2/7/87 of 9 July 1987 signed in Abuja by the Heads of State and Government. The commemoration is under the theme: “Bridging the gap to...
Commemoration of WAHO Day
Commemoration of WAHO Day 9 July 2020 INTRODUCTION This year (2020), on 9 July, WAHO is commemorating 33 years of its creation. THEME Since the beginning of this year (2020), the world has been fighting the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) which started in China. The ECOWAS region has not been spared and WAHO, as the Specialized Institution in charge of Health...