Mr Ndugulile’s nomination will be submitted for appointment by the 156th session of the WHO executive board, which takes place in February 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland.
WHO has announced that 14 African countries and several partners have pledged more than $45 million to the WHO Investment Round.
Muyi Aina, the executive director of NPHCDA, acknowledged the vaccine donation by the American government on Tuesday in Abuja.
“If it was not for the brain drain affecting our workforce, we would be talking about 3,000 today,” the CMD stated.
The commissioner said that 16 suspected cases in Anambra whose samples were taken returned negative.
WHO said the fund is needed for over six months (September 2024 to February 2025) to work with countries, partners and other stakeholders to tackle the outbreak of Mpox.
Mpox causes skin lesions, fever and muscular aches.
WHO has unveiled a global Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan (SPRP) to tackle human-to-human transmission of mpox.
Mr Sam-Wobo said that though the NCDC has activated the response process used during COVID-19, there is a need to increase surveillance at the various entry points.
The confirmation came a few days after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported a case in Cross.
