Press Release
ECOWAS Takes Major Step to Strengthen Specialist Training in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Region
A major regional initiative to strengthen specialist pharmaceutical training across West Africa is underway in Lomé, where experts from ECOWAS Member States are meeting from 1 to 5 December 2025 to align, validate, and finalise Training Curricula in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The five-day workshop, organised by the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), brings together academics, regulators, professional bodies, and...
ECOWAS Experts Convene in Lome to Harmonise Specialist Curricula
A five-day regional workshop to harmonise specialist training curricula in Mental Health and Medical Entomology for the ECOWAS region was officially opened on 24 November 2025 in Lomé, Togo. Organised by the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) from 24 to 28 November 2025, the workshop brings together experts, academics, professional bodies, regulators, and representatives of Member States to strengthen the...
WAHO and UNIDO Deepen Strategic Cooperation to Advance Industrial Development for Health in West Africa
The Director General of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), Dr Melchior Athanase J. C. Aïssi, held a strategic bilateral meeting with Mr Ciyong Zou, Deputy Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), on the margins of the twenty-first session of the UNIDO General Conference, taking place from 23 to 27 November 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia....