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Volume 28, Supplement—December 2022
SUPPLEMENT ISSUE
Workforce

Effect of Nigeria Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 Pandemic, Nigeria

Omotayo BoluComments to Author , Boss Mustapha, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Mukthar Muhammad, Assad Hassan, Ahmad Abdulwahab, Adeyelu A. Asekun, Reward Nsirim, Emeka Okechukwu, Ibrahim Attah, Mahesh Swaminathan, Stacie Greby, Adebimpe Adebiyi, Morenike Alex-Okoh, Tochi Okwor, Elsie Ilori, Nwando Mba, Joe Mutah, James Akujobi, Ndirpaya Battah, Wilfred Haggai, Geoffrey Okatubo, Awele Okigbo, Evelyn Castle, Ibrahim Abubakar, Charles Akataobi, Olusegun Adekunle, and Sani H. Aliyu
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (O. Bolu, A.A. Asekun, M. Swaminathan, S. Greby); Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria (B. Mustapha, C. Ihekweazu, T. Okwor, E. Ilori, N. Mba, O. Adekunle); Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Abuja (B. Mustapha, O. Adekunle); Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Abuja (M. Muhammad, A. Hassan, A. Abdulwahab, I. Attah); US Agency for International Development, Abuja (R. Nsirim, E. Okechukwu); Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja (A. Adebiyi, M. Alex-Okoh, G. Okatubo); Ministry of Information and Culture, Abuja (J. Mutah); Nigeria National Emergency Management Agency, Abuja (J. Akujobi); Federal Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment, Abuja (N. Battah); Federal Ministry of Aviation, Abuja (W. Haggai); Credo Advisory, Abuja (A. Okigbo); eHealth Africa, Freetown, Sierra Leone (E. Castle); Public Health England, London, UK (I. Abubakar); African Field Epidemiology Network Nigeria, Abuja (C. Akataobi); Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK (S.H. Aliyu)

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Table 1

National Pandemic Response Center (NPRC) pillars by lead agency and focal area, Nigeria, 2020

Thematic area Lead agency Area of focus
Epidemiology and surveillance
 Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
 Improve surveillance, early detection and timely reporting of community transmission of COVID-19
Laboratory
 Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
 Strengthen laboratory testing and performance
Point of entry
 Federal Ministry of Health; Port Health Services
 Expand border security patrol and ensure every entry point are equipped for sample collection for testing
Case management
 Federal Ministry of Health
 Provide technical assistance and epidemiological support to states to improve case management
Infection, prevention, and control
 Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
 Embed and strengthen functional infection prevention and control programs across the country
Risk communication and community engagement
 Federal Ministry of Information and Culture
 Strengthen communication around COVID-19 and continuously work with partners to undertake research to address key drivers of behavior change
Security, logistics, and mass care
 Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development
 Develop standards and criteria for enforcement of protocols and sanctions
State coordination and government relations
 Nigeria Governor’s Forum
 Strengthen state engagement and ownership of the COVID-19 response efforts
Resource mobilization
 Office of the Secretary of the Federation
 Ensure sustainable funding for the COVID-19 response
Research
 Federal Ministry of Health
 Conduct scientific, clinical, anthropological and socio-economic research to provide the evidence base for guiding decision making in COVID-19 planning and response in Nigeria
Sustainable production subgroup Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment Ensure long-term uptake and availability of COVID-19 supplies and products from Government and credible investors

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