NCDC Ebola Funding and Health Security

The N10bn emergency intervention fund approved by President Bola Tinubu is aimed at enhancing Nigeria's preparedness against various epidemic-prone diseases, not just Ebola, according to Dr Jide Idris, Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.

Nigeria requires N104.4 billion annually to enhance health security, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). This funding is essential for disease outbreak prevention and response, as highlighted by Dr Jide Idris amid concerns over a recent Ebol

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention clarified that the N10 billion Ebola emergency fund approved by President Bola Tinubu was allocated to them, not the Presidential Task Force, to enhance health security against various diseases.