He made the statement at the formal launch of the U.S. Government supported program in Abuja on Thursday, December 9, 2021.
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The Nigeria country office was established in November 2001 to support the government of Nigeria to improve disease surveillance systems, build institutional competencies and expand human resources for health capacities.
With the support of the US-CDC, the integrated screening and service delivery for these three diseases aims to integrate COVID-19 screening into points where HIV and TB services are already being provided, thereby improving access to early detection and prevention, and mitigating the spread of COVID-19 in healthcare facilities and communities.
The Minister of Health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Monday announced that a total of 339 contacts who were previously under surveillance for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) have been discharged having completed 21 days of observation.