Chief Medical Adviser to U.S. President Joe Bide, Dr Anthony Fauci says Nigerian COVID-19 Summit starting today was part of measures to redefine the country’s national COVID-19 response and build the health security framework for the country,
Fauci, as well as the Director, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, U.S. will be speaking at the summit.
The summit, which is in partnership with the Coalition of Development Partners, will be held from December 6 to December 8, 2021, in Abuja.
Dr Mukhtar Muhammed, Technical Head, Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, made the disclosure to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday.
Mohammed said that the PSC had also mobilised all critical stakeholders including development partners for this important National Summit.
“We are heartened and encouraged by the support we have received so far from our development partners and the private sector.
He, however, encouraged Nigerians and the international community to visit the website of this summit.
“Our international development partners, for providing technical and financial support, members of the press, for doing your work to ensure that we advance the cause of public health, and Nigeria remains a very safe environment,” he said.
NAN reports that the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman PSC on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, had said that in preparation for the committee’s winding down, it would hold a COVID-19, summit in partnership with the Coalition of Development Partners in the country.
According to Mustapha, the theme of the summit will be: ‘Pushing through the Last Mile to End the Pandemic and Build Back Better’.
The sub-themes include: ‘Leadership And Governance In Pandemic Recovery And Reconstruction’ and ‘Nigeria’s Health-Security Framework For Effective Response To Global Health Security Threats’.
