Press Release
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...
Relocation of the WAHO Headquarters: The Organisation Strengthens its Cooperation with Côte d’Ivoire Ahead of its Establishment in Abidjan
A high-level working meeting was held in Abidjan between the Director-General of WAHO, Dr Melchior Athanase Joël Codjovi AÏSSI, and the Minister of Health, Public Hygiene and Universal Health Coverage, Mr Pierre N’Gou DIMBA. This meeting is part of the implementation of the decisions of the ECOWAS Heads of State Conference of December 2025, which formalised the transfer and establishment...
Regional Workshop on Strengthening Integrated Surveillance through the “One Health” Approach in ECOWAS
The West African Health Organisation (WAHO), a specialised institution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), is organising, from 23 to 27 February 2026 in Cotonou, Benin, the regional workshop on strengthening integrated surveillance through the “One Health” approach in ECOWAS. This meeting brings together representatives of ministries responsible for human health, animal health and environment from ECOWAS...