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August 29, 2019
The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for DiseaseControl NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu, says the centre is reviewing the technicalguidelines for Nigeria’s Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response strategy,alongside government and international partners.
Ihekweazu who said this in an interview in Abuja,explained that the goal was to develop a concise plan to ensure improveddetection and response to infectious disease outbreaks.
Ihekweazu said the challenges of being an earlystarter was becoming very difficult to integrate with many other good systemsbecause the centre have developed very well over the years in just one system.
He however, said that there was a level ofcommitment as a nation to combat infectious diseases, while noting thatsurveillance is a collaborative effort that requires the support of States andTertiary Hospitals.
He said that Nigeria would be the first country toadapt the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response, IDSR of the WorldHealth Organisation WHO and Afro technical guidelines.