This publication highlights the need to review the methodology of global indices to better guide sustainable development policies . It highlights the disproportionate impact of COVID-19, climate change and population growth on low-income countries and points out gaps such as lack of inclusiveness, data quality and limitations of rankings.
The contribution of WAHO, through its DG, Dr Melchior A. AÏSSI, Dr Virgil K. LOKOSSOU and Dr Lionel S. SOGBOSSI, is essential to understand the specific challenges of West Africa in the assessment and use of these indices.
The authors recommend a more equitable and inclusive approach to the design of these tools, with concrete improvements to optimize their relevance and impact on sustainable development policies.