NCDC Defends N10bn Emergency Fund, Says Allocation Covers Multiple Diseases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has defended the Federal Government’s N10 billion emergency intervention fund released to the agency, clarifying that the money was not meant for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) response alone but to strengthen preparedness against multiple epidemic-prone diseases.

The Director-General of NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, said the funding was requested to strengthen the country’s capacity for disease prevention, preparedness, early detection, rapid response and resilient recovery from public health emergencies.
Idris, in a statement on Monday, explained that the intervention fund covered other diseases of public health importance, including ...