Pleased to have been able to represent UK Health Security Agency #IHR_Strengthening Project at this discussion on improving preparedness in the ECOWAS Region. An apt closing session to three days of deliberations.

One highlight of this week was receiving the UK NPHI UK Health Security Agency team.

'If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.' We appreciate the continued support & collaboration that has enabled us to go the distance travelled. We are #BetterTogether . UK in Nigeria🇬🇧🇳🇬.

#IHR_Strengthening Project Anne Wilson Global Health Security, DHSC UK UK in Nigeria🇬🇧🇳🇬

#IHR_Strengthening Project Anne Wilson LOKOSSOU Kuassi Virgil Ifedayo Adetifa Global Health Security, DHSC UK WAHO | OOAS ECOWAS Centre for Surveillance and Disease Control NCDC

On this International Day of Women & Girls in Science, we celebrate women in our UK Health Security Agency team who play a huge role in supporting the UK to improve health security in Nigeria.

Thank you for all your work 👏
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Last week, UK Health Security Agency #IHR _Strengthening Project supported @Fmoh to convene meeting of NCCSES to review progress on Chemical Events Core Capacities under #IHR with stakeholder MDAs and academia Muhammad Ali Pate NIMR NAFDAC NIGERIA NIPRD Environment Ministry Fed Min of Agric/RD NCDC Global Health Security, DHSC UK

This week, UK Health Security Agency #IHR_Strengthening Project & NCDC wrapped up the 2nd round of training for the National Reference Laboratory & its network on the new #IS015189 :2022 standard. This sets the stage for public health labs to align with this international #QMS standard.

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An important contribution to the mpox picture in #Nigeria . Well done to the team.

Ifedayo Adetifa FHI 360 “Really pleased to be here on two points:

One: the #HealthSecurity partners meeting, looking at the broad area of #IHR and its strengthening in Nigeria

Two: witnessing the launch of the second #NCDCStrategy ”

- Dr Sola Aruna, UK Health Security Agency

This week, with support from UK Health Security Agency, our SPHEOC network division conducted a training for our subnational staff on how to conduct Simulation Exercises in preparation for outbreak response.

This ensures the institutionalisation of systems, processes and plans at subnational…

Last week, with support from UK Health Security Agency, we conducted a training on Incident Management System for our subnational staff across the 36 states and FCT.

This training aims to enhance response efficiency, protect public health, and improve the adoption of a One Health approach at…

We are indeed #BetterTogether and #StrongerTogether .

Geospatial data and analysis are crucial to public health interventions.

Last week, with support from UK Health Security Agency, we conducted an introductory training for the 37 State Epidemiologists on Geographic Information Systems to strengthen their capacity to manage, analyse and visualise…

🌍Excellent coverage of international #OneHealth activity from our partners at UK Health Security Agency including great work across Nigeria 🇳🇬, Zambia 🇿🇲, Ethiopia 🇪🇹, Kenya 🇰🇪 and Somalia 🇸🇴 from our #UKPHRST and #IHRStrengthening projects.

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The workshop is aimed at strengthening the technical capacity of #Nigeria sub-national surveillance system to utilize its data for informed decision making at the local government and state level.

Together, we are shaping a healthier Nigeria. #StrongerTogether 🇬🇧🇳🇬

The UK Health Security Agency #IHR_Strengthening Project in collaboration with NCDC WHO Nigeria & eHealth Africa concludes a six day workshop in Abuja to equip State Epidemiologists with Geographical Information System skills to enable them harness the power of QGIS to stop disease outbreaks.

It’s #OneHealthDay and this 🧵 looks at some of the work we’ve been doing on a global scale.

Overlap between humans, animals & our environment can create scenarios that increase the risk of diseases spreading. 🚶‍♂️🐑🌍

1️⃣ Our #IHR_Strengthening Project has supported Nigeria’s commitment with key stakeholders to bring the principles of #OneHealth to life with the Nigeria National One Health Technical Committee.
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#OneHealth Day2023

Last week, we held a training for the 'Human Resource and Admin Business Partners' which consists of focal persons drawn across all our departments.

This training, conducted with support from UK Health Security Agency #IHR_Strengthening Programme aimed to develop the technical capacities of…