By Chika Onyesi
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) has over the years taken responsibility of Nigeria’s Public health management.
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| NCDC Headquarters, Abuja |
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) has over the years taken responsibility of Nigeria’s Public health management.
It
was established in 2011 as a government health agency, with the core mandate of
detecting and responding to infectious disease outbreaks.
Having
functioned effectively in this capacity for eight years, the federal government
has now taken a step further to declare the agency a full-fledged health
parastatal by signing into law an Act establishing it.
The
NCDC as a parastatal now has the legal mandate to operate as a leading Public
Health institution in Nigeria, this means that its work will be sustained and
supported by government.
In
a statement signed by the Chief Executive of the agency, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu,
this Act will provide Nigerians with an institute that has the capacity to
ensure the country’s health security.
The
agency is expected to continue ensuring that Nigerians are protected from all
public health threat, especially global emerging infectious diseases.
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