Improving epidemiological response: lessons learnt from successive outbreaks in Nigeria

A series of disease outbreaks in Nigeria demonstrated the need for countries to invest more in improving their health security capabilities.1 Nigeria experienced five major disease outbreaks in 2017 which stretched the response capacity of its epidemiologists and its public health system.2 There are three levels of public health delivery in Nigeria: national, state and local government levels. At the national level, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) coordinates the response to disease outbreaks of public health importance. At the state and local levels, epidemiology teams and disease surveillance officers are responsible for disease prevention and control.
Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research