The challenge I set myself in doing EWA News was to deliberately set out to find “good news” about West Africa. I could easily fill this site with posts from many sources all of which tell negative aspects of the region. Personally, I have always had the ‘audacity of hope’ and please don’t think I’m [...] [...more]
“Sisterhood of Suffering”: A Volunteer Fistula Surgeon Reports on Visit to Niger by Lauri Romanzi, M.D. “It was my second journey as a volunteer fistula surgeon to Niger that I met the woman who taught me what it means to expect the unexpected.” Women’s Voices for Change [...more]
Meningitis is spreading across the region with the death toll reaching 422 since the beginning of 2008 yet, contrary to several recent reports, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said the figures are lower than previous years and that West Africa is well-prepared to contain the disease. “The International Coordination Group (ICG) is well-stocked with seven [...] [...more]
West Africa shows no progress on achieving MDG to reduce child mortality by two thirds by 2015. Working on prevention efforts at the community level, strengthening health systems and lobbying with donors can solve this problem. [...] [...more]
Located in Accra, the capital of Ghana, our aim is to reach out to individuals and communities on issues about communicable diseases, especially HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections (STI) and tuberculosis (TB). We educate on Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT), empower people living with HIV (PLHIV) and improve their self sufficiency. Our clinic in Accra is [...] [...more]
Adama Gondor, who runs a clinic in a coastal slum of Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, is keeping a diary for the BBC News website about her work.Here she deals with a possible outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting, a seasonal problem in Kroo Bay, where shanty houses have been built on a rubbish dump on the [...] [...more]
Pharma West Africa 2008 is an International Exhibition and Conference focusing on pharmaceutical equipments, raw materials, active ingredients, processing machinery, packaging machinery, equipments and related services for the Pharma sector to be hosted in Nigeria at the Yar’Adua International Conference Centre, Abuja. Pharma West Africa 2008 is an International trade exhibition targeting international manufacturers and traders [...] [...more]
A business-to-business event in the health sector, conceptualized as a solution driven collaborative approach that would provide innovative solutions for the West African Healthcare sector. West African Health Conference brings together stakeholders in health sector from Nigeria, other West African countries & abroad. Exclusively dedicated to healthcare professionals & investors. West African Health Exhibition 2008 will host [...] [...more]
Plan works with children, their families, communities, organisations and local governments to implement programmes at grassroots level in health, education, water and sanitation, income generation and cross-cultural communication. We ensure that children are involved in all aspects of our programmes, working with adults who have learnt to value their contribution. Plan International [...more]
Geo-POD is a sustainable infrastructure facility using converted ISO containers or locally manufactured units; the Geo-POD acts as the catalyst for people in developing countries to change their lives. It is a ‘box’ in which a community can make something they want happen. It enables the three basic factors for regeneration and development to take [...] [...more]
