They also called for stronger and more sustainable financing mechanisms.
“The enforcement action was taken as a necessary first step to safeguard lives and restore environmental integrity,” said the NESREA boss.
The National Biosafety Management Agency has warned Nigerians about Ebola and other Biosecurity Threats.
“We have seen the damage polio can do to children. With government support and community trust, we can finish this fight,” Ms Kabiru said.
Lymphatic filariasis is a parasitic disease caused by thread-like worms transmitted through repeated mosquito bites.
Ms Sharmin expressed concern over the rising rate of maternal mortality in Sokoto, urging stakeholders to fully commit to ensuring the success of MAMII.
Mr Azikwe said the agency had always emphasised pharmacovigilance to ensure the safety of consumers.
“If the illness is not a notifiable condition, as the case definition for viral haemorrhagic fever, then his privacy and medical confidentiality must be respected,” he said.
The move aimed at reducing preventable maternal and newborn deaths.
The federal government has begun laboratory investigations to determine the exact cause of a strange flesh-eating disease that has killed seven people in Malabu, Adamawa State
