The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says the ₦10 billion emergency health security fund released by the Federal Government is designed to tackle multiple disease threats, not Ebola alone.
The NCDC in a statement by its Director-General, Dr Jide Idris, said that the funding will strengthen preparedness, surveillance and response to diseases including Lassa fever, cholera, diphtheria, measles and monkeypox. He explained that the money was released directly to NCDC, not the Presidential Task Force on Ebola.
According to him,the allocation remains inadequate, noting that implementing Nigeria’s National Action Plan for Health Security 2025–2029 requires about ₦522 billion over five years.
Dr Idris called for sustained investment in disease preparedness, and warned that preventing epidemics is far less costly than managing full-blown outbreaks.
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