The platform seeks to strengthen media engagement and awareness creation on health, among other issues.
The ministers said inefficient use of resources continue to slow progress against the disease.
The three countries officially quit ECOWAS earlier this year, claiming the bloc had deviated from its founding principles by becoming the West’s stooge.
The session begins on Wednesday and will end on Friday, December 15, 2023.
Mr Abdulrahman said education is in crisis, and a state of emergency should be declared in the sector.
Sightsavers Nigeria has called for an end to geographical inequity by making eye health services accessible to remote, rural and marginalised communities.
More than 386,000 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) are awaiting collection in Ondo, says INEC.
Many are not allowed participation in decision making, including those that directly affects them.
