The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday in Abuja, donated 30 motorcycles to the federal government.
The organisation said the donation is to complement the efforts of the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) in the area of health surveillance and emergency response.
Receiving the motorcycles, the permanent secretary, FMoH, Mr Linus Awute said Nigeria is committed to achieving a strong and resilient health system capable of responding to any health emergency.
He noted that support from partners and UN agencies would help significantly to move the health sector forward.
While thanking the WHO for its gesture, the Permanent Secretary affirmed that the world health body has been offering valuable support to the ministry.
He also went down memory lane recalling the role that WHO played last year during the period of the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria, describing it as, “highly commendable.”
Earlier, the Permanent Secretary led Directors of the Ministry on a facility inspection of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
The National Coordinator, NCDC, Prof Abdulsalami Nasidi, assured the Permanent Secretary that the NCDC Reference Laboratory and Administrative Offices would be ready for commissioning before the end of September 2015.
The Permanent Secretary who was impressed with the level of work on the projects, said that 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 is expected to also serve as the ECOWAS Regional Centre for Disease Control.
By Winifred Ogbebo and Victor Okeke
Daily Trust
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