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Closing of the SWEDD+ Ministerial Session in Cotonou: Countries Reaffirm Their Commitment to Gender Equality in Africa
Ten years after the launch of the regional SWEDD project, the 8th ordinary session of the Regional Steering Committee (RSC) concluded on 4 July in Cotonou, marking a decisive turning point for the future of girls and women in Sub-Saharan Africa. Organised under the leadership of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), with the support of the World Bank and...
10 Years of Impact in Africa: Cotonou to Host the Ministerial Session of the Regional Steering Committee of the SWEDD+ Project
SWEDD+ marks the culmination of ten years of concerted action, transforming a regional project into a strategic instrument of African leadership for gender equality and investment in young women. Ten years after its launch, the regional project SWEDD – Sahel Women’s Empowerment and Demographic Dividend – and its successor initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa, SWEDD+, celebrate a decade of shared progress....
Harmonised curriculum for dental surgery in ECOWAS region
Oral health is a state of being free from mouth and facial pain, oral and throat cancer, oral infection and sores, periodontal (gum) disease, tooth decay, tooth loss, and other diseases and disorders that limit an individual’s capacity in biting, chewing, smiling, speaking, and psychosocial wellbeing. (World Health Organisation); In Africa and in particular in the ECOWAS region comprising 15...