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Ebola in Nigeria: Nasidi calls for stronger health resources

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Ebola in Nigeria: Nasidi calls for stronger health resources

Former director of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Abdulsalami Nasidi, says Nigeria can contain the Ebola threat with sufficient funding and firm commitment from the federal authorities. He calls for stronger health response capacity after a first case was detected, according to Africanews.

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