Press Release
UNDER WAHO’S LEADERSHIP, ECOWAS LAUNCHES A NEW REGIONAL MOMENTUM FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), will officially launch the ECOWAS Regional Community Health Policy (RCHP) on 24 March 2026 at the Sofitel Hotel in Cotonou, Benin . This high-level event will bring together political and health authorities, representatives of ECOWAS Member States, technical and financial partners, as well as stakeholders...
WAHO, a specialised institution of ECOWAS, is organising in Cotonou, Benin, the Regional Workshop on the Implementation of the Automated Sharing of Routine Health Information Data – Phase 1.
This five-day regional workshop brings together National Health Management Information System (NHMIS) managers, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) specialists, and data managers from four pilot countries: The Gambia, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Togo. Building on the significant progress achieved in the automated transfer of epidemiological surveillance data, WAHO is now extending this innovative approach to routine health service delivery data...
WAHO Advances Regional Integration Through Harmonisation of Specialised Nursing and Midwifery Curricula in ECOWAS
The West African Health Organisation (WAHO) successfully convened a Regional Workshop on the Harmonisation of Specialised Nursing and Midwifery Training Curricula for ECOWAS Member States, held from 23 to 28 February 2026 in Cotonou, Republic of Benin. Organised within the framework of the mandate entrusted to WAHO by the Assembly of Health Ministers of ECOWAS Member States, the workshop represents...