The West African Health Organisation (WAHO), in collaboration with Agence Française de Développement (AFD), has launched the Human Resources in Public Health (HRPH) project aimed at strengthening public health capacity in francophone countries in West Africa, including Benin, Guinea and Togo.
The project, financed by the French Development Agency (AFD) to the tune of 4.5 million euros and implemented by Expertise France for a period of 4 years, aims, through the regional health organisation and the three partnership target countries, to contribute to reducing mortality in the face of health crises in West Africa by 2030.
The project will be based on a ‘One Health’ and gender-sensitive approach and will aim to develop the skills of health professionals in key areas, including preventing, monitoring and controlling epidemics; quantity and quality of human resources in public health; fight against communicable diseases; promoting community, maternal and child health; managing health emergencies; promoting gender equality and a multi-sectoral approach.
