WHO donates 30 motorcycles to aid emergency response

The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated 30 motorcycles to the Ministry of Health to aid health care delivery in the country. WHO Country Director, Dr. Rui Gama Vaz who was represented by the National Professional Officer Health Emergencies, Dr. Ifeanyi Okudo, said the donation is to complement the efforts of the ministry in the […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated 30 motorcycles to the Ministry of Health to aid health care delivery in the country.
WHO Country Director, Dr. Rui Gama Vaz who was represented by the National Professional Officer Health Emergencies, Dr. Ifeanyi Okudo, said the donation is to complement the efforts of the ministry in the area of health surveillance and emergency response.
Receiving the motorcycles at the Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Abuja,  Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health, Mr. Linus Awute said Nigeria is committed to achieving a strong and resilient health system capable of responding to any health emergency.
He said   that support from partners and UN agencies would help significantly to move the health sector forward, adding that WHO has been offering valuable support to the ministry.
He said the role  WHO played last year during the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria is highly commendable.
Earlier, the Permanent Secretary led directors of the ministry on a facility inspection of the Centre for Disease Control.
 National Coordinator, NCDC, Professor Abdulsalami Nasidi said the NCDC Reference Laboratory and Administrative Offices would be ready for commissioning before the end of September 2015.
Awute who was impressed with the level of work on the projects said when completed, they will be, “enduring legacies that would compare with state-of-the-art facilities in advanced countries.”
When in operation, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control will also serve as the ECOWAS Regional Centre for Disease Control.