Twenty-one states have up to date their Ebola response plans, whereas 15 others are but to place acceptable preparedness and response mechanisms in place, the National Economic Council (NEC) has stated.
The Council disclosed this on Thursday following a briefing by the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, on Nigeria’s response to the reported Ebola outbreak within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Pate, who briefed the Council throughout its 161st assembly, chaired nearly by Vice President Kashim Shettima, urged the remaining 15 states to expedite the institution of acceptable preparedness and response mechanisms.
The minister additionally allayed fears of a serious public well being disaster, assuring Council members that Nigeria has the institutional capability to comprise the scenario.
He stated the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare was collaborating with related stakeholders to operationalise a sturdy nationwide response system.
According to him, key elements of the response embrace coordination and governance, detection at factors of entry, laboratory testing capability, logistics for important kits and private protecting tools, in addition to efficient strategic communication.
The Council’s deliberations underscored the necessity for states to strengthen their preparedness measures and make sure that acceptable response programs are in place to deal with potential public well being threats.
The growth comes as Nigeria steps up efforts to comprise the reported Ebola outbreak within the FCT and strengthen coordination amongst related authorities.
At the assembly, NEC additionally thought of different nationwide growth priorities, together with the eradication of polio, livestock growth and measures to scale back transportation prices by means of the deployment of compressed pure fuel (CNG) and electrical automobiles.
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