Adapting public health response through lessons learnt: Nigeria's experience from Lassa fever and COVID-19.
BMJ Glob Health
; 7(Suppl 7)2022 09.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2038290
ABSTRACT
Response to public health emergencies requires continued adaptation and innovation. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is the country's public health institute with the mandate to protect the health of Nigerians. Achieving such mandate in resource-limited settings with divergent demographic characteristics of the citizens, necessitates the readiness to learn from experience and to develop policies and activities in line with lessons learnt and best practices. This practice paper describes the initiatives of the NCDC towards adapting its public health response activities by establishing learning systems across its structure. The paper informs on some of the steps taken by the Centre regarding learning from the Lassa fever outbreak and the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. It concludes that commitment and investments are key requirements for learning and adapting public health responses to achieve success with combating infectious diseases.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
/
Lassa Fever
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bmjgh-2021-007993
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