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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Establishment) Act, 2018 (No. 18 of 2018).

Pays/Territoire
Nigéria
Type du document
Législation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 145 of 2018.
Titre complet
An Act to establish the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention for the prevention, detection, investigation, monitoring and control of communicable diseases in Nigeria, and other related matters.
Sujet
Général
Mot clé
Risques Évaluation/gestion des risques
Aire géographique
Afrique, Atlantique Nord, Afrique de l'Ouest
Résumé

This Act establishes the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention with the objectives to protect Nigerians from the impact of communicable diseases of public importance; maintain the highest state of alertness to detect and respond to disease outbreaks and mitigate the health impact of public health disasters, mass morbidity and mortality due to pathogenic, chemical or biological agents; develop and coordinate an information network for the reporting and notification of communicable diseases, among others. The Centre is vested with legal personality. The Act creates a board for the Centre which is to provide supervisory functions, formulate policy, ensure that adequate technical systems are in place, for the daily functioning of the Centre. The Act further provides for the composition of the governing board of the Centre which consists members which shall have experience in health, agricultural and rural development, environment, etc.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
ncdc.gov.ng

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Source: FAO, FAOLEX