Nigeria Centre for Disease Control

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control is Nigeria's leading national public health institute. The NCDC is a Nigerian federal government agency under the Federal Ministry of Health (Nigeria) and is headquartered in Abuja, Nigeria.[1][2] The agency is currently headed by Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu.[3]

The main goal of the agency is to protect public health and safety through the control and prevention of communicable diseases in Nigeria.[4] The agency is also responsible for coordinating surveillance systems to collect, analyze and elucidate data gathered on diseases of importance to the Nigerian community.

History

The idea for the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Agency was conceived in 2011 where some departments in the Federal Ministry of Health was moved to help setup the agency. The departments at that time were Epidemiology Division, the Avian Influenza Project and the Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme. In November 2018, the bill of an act to establish Nigeria Centre for Disease Control was signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari.[5]

Organization

NCDC has a total of 217 staff led by the Director General of the agency. The Director General of the agency directly reports to the Federal Ministry of Health (Minister of Health).[6]

References
  1. "Nigeria Centre for Disease Control/ World Health Organization (NCDC/WHO) Map Resources for National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) in 36 States and Federal Capital Territory (FCT)". www.pulse.ng. 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  2. siteadmin (2019-08-13). "Yellow Fever Outbreak: No Reagent In Nigeria, Government Sends Samples To Cote D'Ivoire". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  3. "83 suspected cases of cholera recorded in Adamawa - NCDC". www.pulse.ng. 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  4. siteadmin (2019-08-13). "Yellow Fever Outbreak: No Reagent In Nigeria, Government Sends Samples To Cote D'Ivoire". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  5. Owoseye, Ayodamola (2018-11-13). "Buhari signs bill establishing Nigeria Centre for Disease Control". Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  6. "Buhari signs bill to establish Nigeria Centre for Disease Control". Financial Nigeria International Limited. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
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