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Health Sector Status Report (RAESS)

Benin publishes its first health sector report and reviews a decade of progress

Benin presented its first national report on the state of the health…
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A Review of the National Community Health Policy to Strengthen Gains and Accelerate Reforms

A Review of the National Community Health Policy to strengthen gains and accelerate reforms

 From 15 to 18 July 2025, the national review workshop of the…
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Dr. Kouamé Jean Konan, WHO Representative in Benin, presenting the WHO Benin Country Cooperation Strategy 2023–2027 to His Excellency Louis Gbèhounou Vlavonou, President of the National Assembly.

WHO Representative in Benin meets National Assembly President: Benin’s Parliament reaffirms Its key role in sustainable health financing

Porto-Novo, 25 August 2025 - Dr. Kouamé Jean Konan,…
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Dr Kouamé Jean Konan, WHO Representative, Mr. Gilles Fagninou, UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa, and Mr. Ousmane Niang, UNICEF Representative in Benin.

Driving Health Impact Together: UNICEF WCAR Leadership Engages with WHO Benin

On 21 August 2025, the WHO Country Office in Benin had the privilege…
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The Cotonou Declaration charts a new roadmap for sustainable health financing in Benin

The Cotonou Declaration charts a new roadmap for sustainable health financing in Benin

 The Beninese capital hosted a pivotal moment for the future of…
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Dr. Kouamé Jean KONAN, WHO Representative, officially presenting his credentials to His Excellency Mr. Olushegun Adjadi BAKARI, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Benin

Dr. Kouamé Jean KONAN, new WHO Representative, presented his letter of appointment to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Benin

Cotonou, April 4, 2025 – Dr. Kouamé Jean KONAN, recently appointed…
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The meeting aimed to review the implementation status of the Global Laboratory Initiative (GLI) Africa Regional framework (2016-2020), operationalize the AFR SRL network, and discuss resource mobilization strategies for SRLs and National Centers of Excellence (NCEs). Participants included representatives from SRLs (Cotonou, Kampala, Alger, and Johannesburg), candidate SRLs (Maputo and Kigali), candidate NCEs (Ethiopia Public Health Institute and Zaria National TB Reference Laboratory), WHO AFRO, the Global

Towards an African synergy to better diagnose tuberculosis

The first-ever WHO African Region TB Supranational…
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Group photo of the 5th review meeting of the TB-LAB regional project

TB Laboratory Strengthening:

The Annual Tuberculosis (TB) Laboratory Project workshop with…
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