The RCC coordinates all Africa CDC initiatives in the Western Africa Region and manages partnerships with the 15 Member States. Priority disease and public health issues in the region include Ebola, Lassa fever, yellow fever, diabetes, cancer, and morbidities due to road traffic accidents.
The following countries are part of the Western Africa RCC region:
- Republic of Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Republic of Cabo Verde
- Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
- Republic of Gambia
- Republic of Ghana
- Republic of Guinea
- Republic of Guinea-Bissau
- Republic of Liberia
- Republic of Mali
- Republic of Niger
- Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Republic of Senegal
- Republic of Sierra Leone
- Togolese Republic