Dr. M. Yves Armand Mongbo is the Senior Professional Officer for Maternal and Child Health at WAHO with 30 years of medical practice including 14 years in his country Benin at different levels of the national health system. He is currently the Lead of Mother and Child Health Unit since July 2019. During his time at WAHO Yves contributed to the building of the Early Warning System hosted by WAHO for effective supply chain management; played a pivotal role in the design and management of the regional financing mechanism at WAHO for FP/RMNCAH essential products; and supported the design of the ECOWAS Forum of Best Practices for Health and provided technical leadership to member states to scale up evidence-based practices. Since August 2023, he has been the Chair of the steering Committee of the Community of Practice on integration of post-partum family planning into MNCH and Nutrition in Francophone West Africa.