NCDC: ₦10bn Emergency Fund Covers Lassa Fever, Cholera, Other Epidemic Threats

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has clarified that the Federal Government’s ₦10 billion emergency intervention fund is not exclusively meant to tackle Ebola but also covers other epidemic-prone diseases, including Lassa fever and cholera. The Director-General of NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, explained that the fund was designed...