PRESIDENT TINUBU ESTABLISHES RCC, AFRICA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL, AFRICA-CDC, IN NIGERIA 14-03-24
By Sadiq Aminu President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Regional Coordinating Centre, RCC, of the Africa Centres for Disease Control, Africa-CDC, in Nigeria.
A statement says 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, while promoting local economic opportunities in the healthcare delivery value chain and enhancing Nigeria’s and West Africa’s collective capacity to respond promptly to disease 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.