The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has inaugurated the National Action Plan for Health Security for the Year 2018 to 2022, to strengthen response in 19 public health threats and improve response to health emergencies.

Inaugurating the plan on Monday in Abuja, the minister said the implementation would help to entrench and resolve to build a safer and prosperous Nigeria.

Adewole said that Nigeria had a Joint External Evaluations of the International Health Regulations in June 2017, which demonstrated many critical gaps that needs to be filled to protect the country from next major event.

“As I listened to the result of the evaluation we scored 40 per cent, which is failure, in medical school you need to score 50 per cent in medical school to record a pass.

“We are deeply worried about the result, and then I did remark that we should be bothered about the base line and what happened thereafter.

“This result has helped to guide the NAPHS planning processes and to develop a roadmap for security strengthening in Nigeria,’’ the minister said.

Adewole noted that preparedness for health security is like an insurance policy for the national health prosperity.

“Although we hope that we never face a deadly epidemic like the West Africa Ebola epidemic of 2014-2016, we need to ensure that we are ready at all the time,’’ he said.

He added that Nigeria was making progress in the emergency response programmes and other several areas, stressing that ‘’Mr President receives weekly update on the state of national health emergency in Nigeria, to me that is unusual.’’

He noted that while Nigeria was making progress in national health emergency, the development of the National Action Plan for Health Security was what was required to achieve more success.

Earlier, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), said that the framing of the plan was to demonstrate that health doesn’t only have health benefit but also provide economic and security benefit.

He said there was need to come together and jointly own a response across the 19 areas, including surveillance, port health, immunisation and medical counter measures, among others, in order to achieve desired results.

He said the five-year plan include collaborative efforts from many stakeholders integrates preparedness and response.
The director-general said the plan articulates all aspects of what to be done, it set out desirables, milestone to be achieve and provides platform for bringing everyone together.

He added that major initiatives that have been identified to come out of the plan includes digitalisation of disease surveillance across the country; building strong laboratory architecture, and building epidemiology workforce at every level.

Similarly, the Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, said keeping the world safe was one of the organisation’s top priorities, adding that global health security is a shared responsibility.

Represented by the Officer in Charge WHO Nigeria, Dr Clement Lasuba, the director-general said scaling up and financing the implementation of the International Health Regulations was vital for building sustainable capacities to detect and respond to emergencies.

He added that the best defence against outbreaks and other crises was strong, resilient health system based on people-centred primary care.

http://mcebiscoo.com/2018/12/18/federal-government-inaugurates-four-year-action-plan-health-security/

Ftc


seun where is my salary ooo

Next four years or last four years

Last 4 yrs was used to water ground where they will inaugurate the National Action Plan for Health Security

Fulfil d old promises like Ogoni clean up b4 you start making new promises

Good job by the FG.
This government will go a long way.
PMB, I am with you all the way.

hhh

hmmm...

So confident that he would remain there after 2019.

dokyOloye:
Fulfil d old promises like Ogoni clean up b4 you start making new promises

The one your Jonathan cleaned up abi?

Four years ko 5years ni.am just singing charly boy's song "buhari pack and go"

Who is deceiving who?



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Do these guys think we are all zombies. 4 year plan? So in their mind they will rule for the next 4 years?


Sending Buhari back to Daura is a task we all must join hands to achieve.

This will only be echoed during the election period.

This man's picture is meme worthy

Plans, plans upon plans but no result. Until Buhari and other politicians go to hospitals in Nigeria for their health issues, nothing will work.

Lol. Planning government. Government of propaganda and fake promises.

Okay

I pity Nigeria
SMall small countries in Africa have achieved Universal Health Coverage naija still dey inaugurate four year plan..

These Are The African Countries that Have Achieved Universal Health Coverage

deepwater:
Next four years or last four years

I'm as confuse as u re are oo, you just took the question out of my mouth.

TheGreenLand:

The one your Jonathan cleaned up abi?

You don start again ba?
Better stay in your lane ooo

Promises up and down... Am no more doing promises, only plans

Somebody dat is leaving in the next 3 months or so is making a four year plan......

dokyOloye:

You don start again ba?
Better stay in your lane ooo

Dis one don learn his lesson..
U don get sense lass lass.
Good little boy

.... They will continue to seek for health care abroad while leaving the system here to rotten away....

All Hail d progressives..

Nigeria is working under Buhari

TheGreenLand:

Dis one don learn his lesson..
U don get sense lass lass.
Good little boy

Its meaningless engaging a zombie with a 3 month old moniker who is probably still eating "mama thank ma".
Better get a job,no be 30k/ month you go use build house for village oo.

Nor be only 4-year plan... na 16-year plan.

Abeg make una do come dey go... we don tire.

Mtcheeeew.

dokyOloye:

Its meaningless engaging a zombie with a 3 month old moniker who is probably still eating "mama thank ma".
Better get a job,no be 30k/ month you go use build house for village oo.

See confirm gambler talking o. Hahaha .
When 80% if all your comments here are abiut complaining how one Ajax cut.your ticket!
Hunger go wire ur belle till u get sense.
Busy looking for 7 odds everyday.
Make mama catch u for her purse again, u go see pepper.
U sabi talk abi?

PMB why giving the heartbreak back to back na. They are in pain already PMB TILL 2023

cdqyehyeh:
PMB why giving the heartbreak back to back na.
They are in pain already
PMB TILL 2023

They are all in so much pains o ooo.
wailing terribly

dokyOloye:

Lolz.
I gamble for the fun of it only and mostly on weekends but I have a well paying 9-5.
My tax alone is 50k b4 other deductions.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
I'm waiting for your answer.
Ewu

Omo mommy dey sweet him belle o!
Same person his mom beat the he'll out if his head 2 weeks ago, claiming he is even.oaying tax more than his Oga Atiku! .
Dis Nairaland see!
Keep putting #100 in ur 7 odds o.
No just touch momsy money again.
Little fine boy.