President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, gave approval for the release of N10bn as emergency funding to prepare against a possible Ebola outbreak.
This follows renewed cases reported in parts of Africa.
According to a statement signed by the president’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Tuesday, the intervention is aimed at reinforcing national health security systems and improving rapid response capacity.
The statement added, “The fund will strengthen the operational preparedness of the National Centre for Disease Control and Prevention and support critical national public health emergency response activities.”
The funding will primarily support the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.
As part of the response, Tinubu also approved the establishment of a Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness and Emerging Public Health Threats.
