FG, WHO deploy 82 core responders for emergency response in Nigeria

The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has inaugurated the first batch of core responders to respond to emergencies within the first 24 to 48 hours of its occurrence.

At the graduation ceremony of the 82 core responders in Abuja on Friday, Mr Ehanire said at least 100 emergencies occur across Africa per week, causing damage to health and economic systems.

The core responders were trained under the theme “Capacity Building, Learning and Training to On-Board the AVoHC Strengthening and Utilising Response Groups for Emergencies (SURGE) Team”.

According to Mr Ehanire, there are public health emergencies that are already running quietly in the country.

“So our responsibility and our mandate goes beyond public health emergencies, which we are fully in support of, but there are others.

“We are losing up to 50,000 women every year in childbirth and that is a huge emergency. We are losing over 900,000 children every year.

“According to reports, we have 6,000 people…