Inter-country Support Teams

The operations of the Regional Office are decentralized through three Inter-country Support Teams (ISTs) based in Harare, Libreville and Ouagadougou. Each IST is headed by a Coordinator and is composed of a multidisciplinary staff. The mission of the ISTs is to:

• enhance AFRO's technical support to countries for scaling up proven public health interventions; and
• strengthen partnerships with UN agencies, regional economic communities and other stakeholders.

ISTs country coverage map

The IST for West Africa covers 17 countries: Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.

The IST for Central Africa covers 10 countries: Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon,  and Sao Tome and Principe.

The IST for Eastern and Southern Africa covers 19 countries: Botswana, Comoros, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Seychelles, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

IST Coordinator Central Africa Dr. Lucile Imboua Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Tel.: +47241 34808

IST Coordinator East and Southern Africa Dr. Chris Mwikisa Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Tel.: +47241 39388

IST Coordinator West Africa Dr. Oladapo Walker Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Tel.: +47241 38048