The establishment of the Regional Coordinating Centre, RCC, of the Africa Centres for Disease Control, Africa-CDC, in Nigeria has been approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his capacity as the African Union Champion for Human Resources for Health and Community Health Delivery Partnership.
This was revealed in a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity.
He disclosed that the President’s approval of the siting of the Centre in Abuja is part of his larger effort to convey Nigeria’s commitment to regional and global health security.
Speaking further, he said it was also to promote local economic opportunities in the health care delivery sector and enhance Nigeria’s and West Africa’s capacity to respond to outbreaks.
“The Centre will also bring with it enormous socio-economic benefits in the form of enhancing aggregate national productivity and reversing human capacity drain, even as the ability of indigenous medical professionals and scientists will be bolstered to respond adequately to old, recent, and emerging diseases, not only in Nigeria, but across the continent.”
In the same vein, the upgrade of the Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy, Enugu to a full-fledged University of Allied Health Sciences was also approved by the President.
It would now be known as the Federal University of Allied Health Sciences, Enugu, under the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.
