Liberia, April 28 -- FREETOWN -Sierra Leone's Chief Minister, Dr. David Moinina Sengeh, has issued a powerful and motivational call for West Africa to take full ownership of its health future, urging ECOWAS Health Ministers to embrace data driven innovation as the foundation for transforming healthcare systems across the region.

By Anthony Gray

Delivering keynote address at the opening of the 27th Ordinary Session of Health Ministers of the West Africa Health Organization (WAHO), Dr. Sengeh challenged regional leaders to rethink approaches to health delivery and build systems rooted in African realities, powered by technology, and guided by evidence.

He emphasized that West Africa stands at a defining moment where it must move beyond d...