WHO warns immunisation gaps leave Nigerian children vulnerable to disease
Mr Ursu said the dialogue was established to provide a platform for the WHO and diplomatic missions to exchange strategic information on public health developments, emerging threats and international health policy, including for embassies without dedicated development cooperation programmes.
Pavel Ursu, the WHO representative in Nigeria, raised the concern on Tuesday during the organisation’s Health Diplomacy Dialogue in Abuja, which brought together diplomats and health officials to discuss health security, disease outbreaks, global health financing and antimicrobial resistance.
Outbreaks expose gaps in health security Speaking on health security, Alex Chimbaru, the WHO emergencies adviser, said Nigeria’s disease outbreaks reflected persistent weaknesses in immunisation coverage, disease surveillance and access to safe water and sanitation.
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