But Lagos State, which was the first port of call of the index case in 2014 says it is not leaving anything to chance since the latest outbreak. The epidemiologist said: “The NCDC was established in 2011 prior to the Ebola outbreak. However, the outbreak in 2014 was the young agency’s first experience in leading the response to a major outbreak. “Four years after, we have learnt that indeed national public health institutes have to be the focus of disease preparedness and response activities. “This peer review process highlighted several gaps and provided key recommendations towards strengthening our health system to effectively prevent, detect and respond to outbreaks and threats of public health importance.

Source: The Guardian May 27, 2018 04:41 UTC