By Damilare Adeleye
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Regional Coordinating Centre (RCC) of the Africa Centres for Disease Control (Africa-CDC) in Nigeria, the Sparklight reports.
In a statement released by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, the approval of the Centre in Abuja is part of Tinubu’s effort to “convey Nigeria’s commitment to regional and global health security, while promoting local economic opportunities in the health care delivery value chain and enhancing Nigeria’s and West Africa’s collective capacity to respond promptly to outbreaks which is vital to the overall well-being and stability of the African continent.”
Ngelale added that, “The Centre will also bring with it enormous socio-economic benefits in the form of enhancing aggregate national productivity and reversing human capacity drain, even as the ability of indigenous medical professionals and scientists will be bolstered to respond adequately to old, recent, and emerging diseases, not only in Nigeria, but across the continent.”
It is understandable that President Tinubu is the African Union (AU) Champion for Human Resources for Health and Community Health Delivery Partnership.