At the 11th African Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights and Family Well-being in Rabat (29 February – 2 March 2024), a panel convened to tackle a critical next step – how to convert Africa's unprecedented political commitments around adolescent health education into tangible improvements in young people's lives.
The EHW strategy represents an opportunity to build a more cohesive approach to health promotion that strengthens priorities and builds on policies and commitments already in place across member states. The ultimate aim of this is to advance a collective approach that meets the needs of learners and is feasible for delivery through the education sector.
Learn more about the historic of the West and Central Africa Commitment for educated, healthy and thriving adolescents and young people.
It is crucial to raise awareness on the dangers of female genital mutilation!
We need access to information without judgment, all our questions deserve answers.
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo – Ministers of Education and Health from the 25 countries of West and Central Africa (WCA) gathered on 6 April 2023 at the Grand Hôtel de Kintélé in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, to endorse, under the WCA Commitment, a high-level political commitment for educated, healthy and thriving adolescents and young people (the WCA Commitment).
The WCA Commitment Text has been endorsed by Ministers of Education and Health from the 25 countries of the region on 6 april 2023. The full text is available here.
On April 6, 2023, at the Grand Hotel de Kintélé in Brazzaville, Congo, the Government of Congo and the Technical Working Group will co-host the proclamation ceremony of the WCA Commitment.
"Education Saves Lives" is a regional communications campaign launched in September 2022 by various health and education stakeholders, including civil society, youth organizations and UN agencies, across the West and Central Africa region.
