N10bn not enough to tackle Ebola, other epidemics, says NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said the N10 billion emergency intervention fund approved by President Bola Tinubu was inadequate to tackle Ebola and other epidemic-prone diseases in the country.
The agency said Nigeria required an estimated N104.4 billion annually to adequately implement its National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS 2.0), which covers 2025 to 2029.
NCDC Director-General, Dr Jide Idris, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, explaining that the N10 billion intervention fund was intended to strengthen the country’s preparedness and response to multiple public health threats, not Ebola Virus Disease alone.
Idris said the plan, ...