The West African Well being Organisation (WAHO), in collaboration with Experience France, has launched a brand new regional challenge aimed toward strengthening human assets in public well being, with an preliminary concentrate on three ECOWAS international locations (Benin, Guinea and Togo).
The challenge, financed by the French Growth Company (AFD) to the tune of 4.5 million euros and applied by Experience France for a interval of 4 years (2023-2027), goals, by means of the regional well being organisation and the three partnership goal international locations, to contribute to lowering mortality within the face of well being crises in West Africa by 2030.
In accordance with the assertion, signed by Mission Supervisor, Experience France, Mr Dionké Fofana, the challenge might be primarily based on a ‘One Well being’ and gender-sensitive method, and can purpose to develop the abilities of well being professionals in key areas, equivalent to; stopping, monitoring and controlling epidemics, amount and high quality of human assets in public well being and the combat towards communicable illnesses.
Different areas embrace selling group, maternal and youngster well being, managing well being emergencies and selling gender equality and a multi-sectoral method.
Director Common, WAHO, Dr Melchior Athanase AÏSSI, mentioned that well being is now an necessary agenda for Financial Neighborhood of West African (ECOWAS).
‘‘One of many main well being challenges dealing with our group is the difficulty of human assets in well being, which is now on the agenda of ECOWAS Heads of State and Authorities.
“The brand new challenge to help the reinforcement of human assets in public well being in ECOWAS French-speaking international locations, is likely one of the credible options anticipated for the prevention, detection and administration of well being crises within the ECOWAS area,” he mentioned.
Director, AFD Abuja, Mr Xavier Muron, mentioned: ‘‘By means of Experience France, AFD Group is delighted to help West African international locations’ capacities to anticipate and reply to public well being emergencies.
“Investing in human capital is essential to constructing well being techniques and establishments able to coping with future crises. This challenge helps one of many pillars of WAHO’s technique, particularly the implementation of enticing methods for the retention, administration, coaching and growth of human assets in well being.”
