Here's what the US could learn from Nigeria’s response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak:
he Nigerian Centre for Disease Control has been investing in epidemic preparedness for the past three years and has helped to set up“These PHEOCs help states to detect, prevent, monitor and respond to infectious disease emergencies,” he said, adding“Reporting the index case was done within 48 hours of the Italian's arrival in Nigeria and since then the NCDC has been giving regular daily updates and also revising its public health advisories,” he said.
, Nsofor was clear on the lesson that the US should take from Nigeria: preparation, transparency and lab testing.“With hindsight, the U.S. should not have cut its Centres for Disease Control’s budget by 20% in 2018.”He also added Nigeria’s federal and state authorities wasted no time in communicating clearly with the public and four testing centersAdaora Okoli is a, currently working as an internal medicine resident at Tulane University in New Orleans and she said Nigeria’s experience with multiple infectious diseases including Ebola cut both ways. “Dealing with multiple outbreaks has certainly helped with infection control and prevention techniques, however, there is a tendency towards desensitization,” she said, adding that Nigeria currently has an ‘out-of-control’ surge ofShe also said that despite the low number of confirmed cases, there are still many aspects in which Nigeria could be doing better. “Many believe we are immune to the virus due to claims that it doesn't thrive well in tropical regions,” Okoli said, “This has led to complacency in government and individual preparedness.” Adaora Okoli, Tulane University Nsofor said a disadvantage for tropical countries such as Nigeria is the poor public transport network. “Public buses are usually packed with people, so instituting social distancing then becomes very challenging,” he said, adding that another disadvantage is that there are huge portions of the economy that work informally, on a day-to-day basis, so asking people to work remotely would not make a dent to the overall risk.doctors in Abuja, the Nigerian capital,“The resident doctors claimed to not have been paid their salaries for the last two months and did not want to sacrifice themselves for a country that is not ready to protect them,” Okoli said, “When the healthcare workforce does not think the country is looking out for them, when there is an outbreak, doctors will not volunteer.” ... [+] the National Mosque before the Friday prayers in Abuja, Nigeria, on March 20, 2020. - Nigeria said on March 19, 2020, it would shut schools and limit religious meetings in its economic hub Lagos and capital Abuja. Scientists from across the world, including the global south, have been working day and night to better understand SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19.RELATED:Jaimes said his main project right now is to study the novel coronavirus spike protein and how it is activated to enable the infection of human cells. If scientists can better understand this interaction, they can better understand the virus.
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