Emergency Preparedness: Lagos Partners DRASA To Train Health Workers
By Chioma Umeha Stakeholders in the health sector have identified gaps in emergency preparedness and called for concerted efforts to bridge them to ensure global best practices. Speaking at the training of health workers from general hospitals in Lagos State on management of emerging infectious diseases, Dr. Jide Idris, the state Commissioner for Health said inadequate personnel and data on vulnerability/health risk, non-availability of risk specific contingency plans were some of the factors accounting for the poor state of affairs. Others he said were inadequate information on available resources and inadequacy of Biosafety and Bio-containment laboratories. The training was organised by the Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh (DRASA) Trust Fundat the Lagos State Chamber Of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Conference Centre. Idris said; “There is therefore need for concerted efforts towards bridging these gaps.” He noted that the State Government is intensifying efforts towards