West African Aedes Surveillance Network
WAASuN is a non-profit organization that aims to in concert with inter-country and international partners, strengthen the capacity of West African countries to carry out surveillance and control arboviral diseases and promote regional stability and prosperity.
WAASuN is an existing network of expert entomologists and other public health practitioners focusing on Aedes surveillance and control in West Africa and beyond and we are ready to collaborate with any interested party for a common goal.
General Objective
To network and enhance collaboration between West African countries.
Our Mission
To strengthen the capacity of West African countries to carry out surveillance and control arboviral diseases and promote regional stability and prosperity
Objectives
- Strengthen existing Aedes surveillance activities between countries
- Bridge the gap in surveillance in the African Sub-region
- Capacity building of member countries in Aedes surveillance and preparedness for disease outbreaks
- Advocating for funding in support of surveillance activities
Meet The Leadership
DR. SAMUEL DADZIE
DR. MAWLOUTH DIALLO
DR. JEWELNA AKORLI
WAASUN MEMBERSHIP
Have currently over 60 members from WA + Angola, Cameroon and DRC
- Ghana
- Mali
- Ivory Coast
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- Benin
- Guinea
- Sierra Leone
- Liberia
- Burkina Faso
- Angola
- Cameroon
- DRC
Our Partners
Acknowledgements
Drs Audrey Lenhart, Rebecca Levine, Peter Obenauer of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ; Dr Mathieu Bangert (WHO); Dr Christopher Sandi (Emory University, USA) CDC Sierra Leone; eHealth ((Sierra Leone)