By Cliffsimeon Akalonu
President Muhammadu Buhari has established a Presidential Task Force for the Control of the COVID-19 disease.
Given the current global outbreak of the novel Coronavirus and its potential to cause significant disruption to health services in Nigeria as well as impact negatively on the economy.
This action is in preparation for the unlikely but probable major outbreak of the disease in the country which will require a multi-sectoral inter-governmental approach as advised by the World Health Organisation WHO similar to that adopted for the HIV epidemic in the last 2 decades.
The start and finish task group which would be expected to deliver within a maximum period of 6 months, comprises of the following;. Dr. Sani Aliyu – National Coordinator Hon. Minister of Health, Hon. Minister of Interior, Hon Minister of Aviation, Hon. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Services, Hon. Minister of Education, Hon. Minister of Information and Culture. Hon. Minister of Environment, Director-General, State Services, Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and WHO.