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"National Public Health Institutes (NPHIs)—science-based governmental agencies typically part of, or closely aligned
with, ministries of health—have played a critical part in many countries’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic"

This article captures the innovations, system changes and challenges of the #COVID19 response shared by the leadership of African NPHIs during listening sessions conducted by the International Association of National Public HealthInstitutes (IANPHI) Africa Regional Network

🔗Download and read:
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/hs.2021.0094

Not only does your mask help protect those around you from #COVID19, it also protects you.

Let us all continue to #WearAMask properly to reduce the risk of spread.

#TakeResponsibility

Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal disease caused by Vibrio cholerae. It occurs in Nigeria mostly during the rainy season and more often in areas with poor sanitation.

Read more on the transmission, symptoms and prevention of cholera 👇🏾

https://ncdc.gov.ng/diseases/factsheet/50

#TakeResponsibility to protect everyone around from the risk of getting infected with #COVID19.

Wear a face mask properly covering your nose and mouth in public places. It protects you and everyone around.

Our weekly #COVID19Nigeria situation report(Epi Week 36) has been published.

The weekly #COVID19 situation reports provide a summary of the epidemiological situation, datasheet & response activities in Nigeria.

Download:
https://ncdc.gov.ng/diseases/sitreps/?cat=14&name=An%20update%20of%20COVID-19%20outbreak%20in%20Nigeria

#TakeResponsibility

To prevent the further transmission of #COVID19 variants, #TakeResponsibility;

✅Always wear a face mask in public places
✅Wash your hands frequently with soap under running water
✅Maintain a distance of at least 2 arms length from those around you
✅Cough/sneeze into your bent elbow
✅ Get vaccinated
❎Avoid large gatherings

#COVID19 spreads when an infected person comes in close contact with others.

Ensure you maintain physical distance from other people to limit the risk of spread.

#TakeResponsibility

📢SAVE THE DATE

#COVID19 has created a historic opportunity to build a new public health order that makes health for all a reality across Africa.

Join us at the first Conference on Public Health in Africa #CPHIA2021 hosted by the Africa CDC.

📅 14th - 16th December 2021

🔗Register via www.cphia2021.com

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The Presidential Steering Committee on #COVID19 has updated the travel advisory for travellers arriving in Nigeria.

This includes guidelines specific to travellers from Turkey, Brazil and South Africa.

🔗Download, read and share:
https://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/media/files/16092021_Revised_Travel_guidelines_15-september-2021_Ako_v.2.pdf

As schools resume, authorities must #TakeResponsibility to prevent the risk of spread of #COVID19.

Ensure:
✅Temperature checks at entry points for everyone entering the school environment
✅Compulsory use of a face mask
✅Provision of handwashing facilities
✅ Classrooms are well ventilated.