Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has flagged off the ECOWAS Regional Center for Disease Control (RCDC) with a view of Increasing the Surveillance and Information system for early detection, strengthening of laboratory Capacity, Preparedness and Emergency Response and Retention of Trained Healthcare Workforce in West Africa.
Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the Governing Board of the RCDC in Abuja, the minister charged members to build upon the existing structures and successes recorded by Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC).
The Members of the Governing Board are:
1. Dr. Xavier Crespin (DG WAHO) – Chairman of the Governing Board
2. Prof. Dagnan N’cho Simplice – ( Cote D’ ivore)
3. Dr. Badu Sarkodie -(Ghana)
4. Dr. Placido Monteiro Carddoso – ( Guinea Bissau)
5. Dr. Lamine Koivogui – (Guinea)
6. Dr. Abdoulaye Bousso – (Senegal)
7. Dr. Henri Kabore – (Mali)
8. Dr. Carlos Pedrio Faria de Brito – (WAHO)
9. Mr. Richard Awunyo – ( WAHO)
10. Mme Savage Ami Ibrahim – (WAHO)
11. Maitre Ely Diallo – (WAHO)