The National Agency for the Control of AIDS has said Nigeria is now better positioned to respond to future disease outbreaks following strategic investments made under the Global Fund’s COVID-19 Response Mechanism between 2021 and 2025.
NACA stated that the intervention, which was introduced to support countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, has left behind stronger disease surveillance systems, improved laboratory networks, enhanced emergency response mechanisms and a more resilient health infrastructure capable of responding to future public health threats.
The agency made this known ahead of a national close-out meeting convened in collaboration with the Global Fund and key implementing partners to review the achievements, lessons learned and long-term impact of the COVID-19 Response Mechanism investments in Nigeria in a statement on Wednesday.
The Director-General of NACA, Dr Temitope Ilori, said the investments made during the COVID-19 era were no longer limited to pandemic response but had become an integral
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