Pandemic prevention in the ECOWAS region

The GIZ-funded program was implemented in countries in the ECOWAS region, with priority given to those most affected by the Ebola epidemic: Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. At the regional level, the program was set up to advise the West African Health Organization (WAHO) and the Regional Centre for Surveillance and Disease Control (RCSDC) to support their member states in implementing the International Health Regulations (IHR), which were established by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2005.

The GIZ program comprised three areas of activity related to three outputs:

1. Improving gender-sensitive health risk communication in the ECOWAS region
2. Strengthening inter-institutional communication and coordination between the ECOWAS Commission and its institutions and specialized agencies on health issues
3. Strengthen human resources by assisting ECOWAS member states to better perform their disease control functions with the help of personnel from regional organizations.

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