Nigeria, by way of the Federal Ministry of Well being and Social Welfare, will host a high-level well being safety dialogue on pandemic preparedness and response in Abuja on Monday.
The dialogue, titled, “Classes on Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Insights from China and Nigeria,” will deliver collectively senior authorities officers, world well being establishments, policymakers, and scientists from Nigeria and the Folks’s Republic of China.
As nations proceed to strengthen preparedness for future well being threats within the aftermath of COVID-19, the dialogue will present a platform to share sensible classes and advance cooperation in the direction of extra resilient well being programs.
A press release signed by Assistant Director, Data & Public Relations, Ado Bako mentioned the discussions will give attention to strengthening illness surveillance and early warning programs; bettering emergency response coordination and well being system resilience; enhancing group belief and threat communication; and advancing worldwide collaboration for pandemic preparedness.
He additionally mentioned the engagement will discover alternatives to deepen Nigeria–China cooperation in public well being analysis and innovation, laboratory programs and pathogen surveillance, expertise switch and capability improvement, and coordinated responses to cross-border well being threats.
Bako listed the anticipated outcomes of assembly to incorporate coverage suggestions to strengthen pandemic preparedness, enhanced bilateral collaboration between Nigeria and China, and strategic insights to tell nationwide and world well being safety priorities.
The occasion will function displays by senior authorities officers, a keynote tackle by a number one world well being knowledgeable, panel discussions with Nigerian and worldwide specialists.
Onyebuchi Ezigbo
Times Nigeria