NCDC Receives N10bn Ebola Fund, Not PTF, Clarifies DG
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) clarified that the N10 billion emergency intervention fund approved by President Bola Tinubu was released to the agency, not to the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Ebola Virus Disease. The Director-General of the NCDC stated that the PTF, chaired by the Chief of Staff to the President, was established to coordinate the national response.
The fund, requested in June 2026 due to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, aims to strengthen prevention, preparedness, early detection, rapid response, and recovery for various public health threats, including Ebola, Lassa fever, cholera, and others. The Director-General expressed concern over political actors misrepresenting the situation and emphasized the importance of accurate information during public health emergencies.
He also confirmed that there are currently no active cases of Ebola Virus Disease in Nigeria following an imported case last month.
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