NAPHARM Proposes 10-point Plan To Strengthen Ebola Preparedness

The Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy has called on the federal government to strengthen Nigeria’s preparedness for Ebola Virus Disease and other emerging infectious diseases through a coordinated national epidemic-readiness framework.
The Academy said preparedness measures should be institutionalised, regularly assessed and made functional across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
In a statement signed by its President and Chairman of the Governing Council, Prof. Lere Baale, on Thursday, the Academy said Nigeria must move beyond outbreak awareness to measurable national readiness.
The call follows the Academy’s policy report, titled: “From Awareness to Readiness: Strengthen...