BREAKING: Tinubu approves N45bn for disease surveillance in five airports
President Bola Tinubu has approved N45 billion for the deployment of an integrated biosecurity and disease surveillance system at five international airports to boost Nigeria’s capacity to detect and respond to emerging infectious disease threats. The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Ali Pate, disclosed this on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council, FEC, […] BREAKING:…
President Bola Tinubu has greenlit a N45 billion initiative to establish an integrated biosecurity and disease surveillance system at five major Nigerian airports. This move, aimed at enhancing Nigeria's ability to identify and respond to emergent infectious disease threats, was announced by Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Ali Pate, following a Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by Tinubu.
The airports selected for this project are Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt, and Enugu. The system, to be implemented through a 20-year public-private partnership with the BioHealth Consortium, will employ advanced technologies like aircraft wastewater surveillance, air and surface sampling, and specialized pathogen detection systems.
According to Pate, the system will be capable of monitoring a wide array of dangerous pathogens, improve coordination among relevant agencies, and bolster health security at Nigeria's borders.
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