Nigeria Centre for Disease Control

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
AbbreviationNCDC
FounderFederal Government of Nigeria
TypeNational Public health Institute
FocusPublic health
HeadquartersAbuja, Nigeria
Area served
Nigeria
OwnerFederal Republic of Nigeria
Key people
Dr Ifedayo Adetifa
Employees
500+
Websitehttps://ncdc.gov.ng/

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is the national public health institute for Nigeria.[1] It is a federal government agency under the Federal Ministry of Health (Nigeria), with its headquarters in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory.[2][3]

The agency’s goal is to protect Nigerians from the impact of communicable diseases through the coordination of public health preparedness, surveillance, laboratory, and response functions for all infectious diseases.[4][5] The NCDC targets its activities towards the prevention and control of diseases of public health importance. This includes the preparedness, detection and response to public health emergencies, research, training and knowledge management, health promotion and other activities to protect the health of Nigerians.[3]

The NCDC serves as Nigeria’s International Health Regulations National Focal Point and is a member of the International Association of National Public Health Institutes.[6]

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