Zoonotic Diseases: Ministries Launches Project To Curb Ebola, Lassa-Fever, Monkeypox, Yellow Fever - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 13, 2019
The Federal Government has inaugurated a national One Health Strategic Plan, as part of efforts to contain Ebola, Lassa-fever, monkey-pox, yellow fever and others.
The plan, which was jointly developed by the FederalMinistries of Health, Agriculture and Rural Development, Environment and theiragencies, integrates human, animal and environmental health management forimproved health security.
The Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe AdelekeMamora, wjile inaugurating the plan outlined the country’s plan to strengthenthe prevention, detection and response to infectious diseases that affecthumans, animals and the environment.
It reinforces Nigeria’s commitment to strengthen amulti-sectoral collaboration for health security. This plan will be implementedover a five-year period spanning 2018 to 2023.
Several studies have shown that the health of humans andanimals share a common link with the environment as most infectious diseasesthat affect human beings are zoonotic, meaning  that it  originates fromanimals, and occur at the human-animal-environment interface.