N10bn intervention not for Ebola alone, says NCDC boss
The NCDC DG, Dr Jide Idris, says the N10bn intervention fund approved by President Tinubu is not for Ebola alone but for multiple epidemic-prone diseases. Read More: https://punchng.com/n10bn-intervention-not-for-ebola-alone-says-ncdc-boss/
Dr Jide Idris, Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, clarified that the recently approved N10bn emergency intervention fund is not solely for Ebola Virus Disease. Idris stated that the fund is intended to bolster Nigeria's preparedness against multiple epidemic-prone diseases, such as Lassa fever, cholera, cerebrospinal meningitis, diphtheria, measles, monkeypox, and antimicrobial resistance.
The fund was released directly to the NCDC, not just the Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease.
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