NCDC, partners launch guide to strengthen states’ public health laws
“Where mandates, powers, and coordination arrangements are unclear, delays in decision-making can occur, with serious consequences for lives, livelihoods, and national security” Need for reform The NCDC DG said the guide is intended to help states modernise their public health legal structures to keep pace with “emerging disease threats, evolving institutions, technological advances, and Nigeria’s obligations under the International Health Regulations (2005).”He commended the NCDC’s Subnational Legal Reform Programme for bringing together state Ministries of Health and Justice, legislatures, public health institutions and other stakeholders to assess existing legal frameworks and support state-led reforms.
The Nigeria Public Health Legal Reform Guide was launched on Wednesday in Abuja.
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