West Africa: ECOWAS to Send 40 Volunteers to Sierra Leone

ECOWAS plans to deploy 40 volunteers to Sierra Leone to support the country’s health and education sectors. To this end, a delegation of the ECOWAS Volunteers Programme (EVP)… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS, Partners Take Bold Step to Eliminate Malaria

ECOWAS and its partners have achieved another milestone in their stride towards the elimination of malaria in the region with the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a… Read more »

West Africa: Veterinary Chiefs Agree Common Positions On Standards At Abuja Workshop

West Africa's Chief Veterinary Officers have agreed on harmonized standards for key areas in animal health to be presented to African delegates at the April 2013 meeting of the… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Veterinary Chiefs to Meet in Abuja

Chief Veterinary Officers from ECOWAS Member States will meet in Abuja from Thursday, 28th March 2013 to agree common positions on key issues affecting animal health in the region… Read more »

West Africa: West Africa's Malaria Elimination Campaign Gets a Big Boost

The ground breaking ceremony for the construction of three factories in West Africa to produce biolarvicides under the regional Malaria Elimination Campaign Programme took place in… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS, Venezuela Sign Anti-Malaria Agreement

ECOWAS and the Government of the Bolivarian Republic if Venezuela in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire on Saturday, 1st December 2012, signed the Work Plan for the implementation of a 2009… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Launches Food Security Programme

The ECOWAS Commission has launched an "ambitious programme" to promote food self-sufficiency and reduce food import into the region by 40 percent over the next three years,… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS, Nigeria?s Rivers State Join Forces Against Malaria in West Africa

ECOWAS and the government of Nigeria’s Rivers State are pooling resources in support of the ECOWAS Campaign to eliminate malaria in the West Africa by 2015, through the… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS, USAID to Strengthen Cooperation

ECOWAS and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have agreed to deepen cooperation in their core areas of engagement - health care delivery, trade, agricultural… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS President Says Elimination of Malaria in the Region a Priority

ECOWAS has made the elimination of malaria in West Africa by 2015 a major priority using an integrated strategy that involves strengthening of the vector control (biolarviciding)… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Rallies Support for Its Malaria Elimination Campaign

ll hands should be on deck in support of the campaign by ECOWAS to eliminate malaria in the West African region by 2015, the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador Kadre… Read more »

West Africa: Ministers Launch Urgent Appeal Against Aggravating Food Crisis

Ministers in charge of agriculture, regional integration and trade in West Africa have launched an urgent appeal to the international community to help mobilize financial… Read more »

West Africa: Prime Minister Urges Coordinated Solution To Recurrent Food Crises

The Prime Minister of Togo, His Excellency Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo, opened a high-level inter-ministerial meeting on regional food crises in Lome on Tuesday, 5th June 2012,… Read more »

West Africa: Minister Calls For Strengthening Of Food Security Mechanism In West Africa

The Prime Minister of Togo, His Excellency Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo, opened a high-level inter-ministerial meeting on regional food crises in Lome on Tuesday, 5th June 2012,… Read more »

West Africa: Regional Experts Call for Emergency Fund to Deal With Animal Diseases

Regional experts in animal diseases have ended a five-day meeting in Accra, Ghana with wide-ranging recommendations, including the call for the setting up of an emergency fund at… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Signs Agreement With Cuba for the Elimination of Malaria

ECOWAS and the Republic of Cuba have agreed new measures to revive their collaboration towards the elimination of malaria in West Africa by 2015 through a control and elimination… Read more »

West Africa: Ministers Adopt ECOWAS Humanitarian Policy, Action Plan

Ministers in charge of Humanitarian Affairs in West Africa have adopted the ECOWAS Humanitarian Policy and Action Plan at their meeting that ended on Friday, 9th March, 2012 in… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS to Provide Humanitarian Assistance to Victims of Food Crisis

The ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council has approved the release of three million dollars by the ECOWAS Commission to provide humanitarian assistance to victims of food crisis… Read more »

West Africa: Experts Call for Strengthening of Vector Control Malaria Elimination Strategy (ECOWAS)

The second Technical Consultation on Malaria vector control in the ECOWAS region ended in Cotonou, Benin Republic on Thursday 30th November 2011, with wide-ranging recommendations… Read more »

West Africa: Cotonou to Host Technical Meeting On Malaria Vector Control (ECOWAS)

Health experts and other stakeholders will gather in Cotonou, the Benin Republic capital from Monday 28th November to move forward regional initiatives for Malaria vector control… Read more »

West Africa: Accra to Host Regional Workshop On Drug Use, HIV Risk Among Youth (ECOWAS)

A five-day workshop on drug use and HIV risk among youth in West Africa will open in Accra, Ghana on Tuesday, 1st November 2011 as part of continuing efforts by ECOWAS to address… Read more »

West Africa: Partners Develop 2012 Work Plan for Malaria Control and Elimination (Ecowas)

Partners under the West Africa Roll-Back Malaria Sub Regional Network (WARN) have developed a 2012 Work Plan after sharing information with country representatives on the… Read more »

West Africa: President Victor Gbeho Declares War Against Malaria (ECOWAS)

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. James Victor Gbeho on Wednesday, 27th July 2011 called for a continent-wide war against malaria, to stop the mosquito-borne disease… Read more »

West Africa: Programme Managers Meet in Accra On Malaria Elimination Campaign in ECOWAS Region

Malaria Programme Managers, representatives of the West African Network for Vector Control (entomologists) and other regional actors are to meet in Accra, Ghana 27-29 July 2011 as… Read more »

West Africa: Drug Experts Propose Strategies for Drug Demand Reduction in ECOWAS Member States

Experts on drugs and drug-related issues on Thursday, 19th May 2011 ended their three-day meeting in Accra with a call on the ECOWAS Commission to facilitate the adoption of… Read more »