The Nigeria
Centre for Disease Control has launched a website that will be at the centre of
the digital channels to be deployed for communications functions.
The site,
which is now live, will also serve as the primary source of health information
to Nigerian citizens, journalists and health workers for information on how to
protect themselves from health threats.
At the
official launch in Abuja, CEO of the NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, appreciated
the role of the University of Maryland, MGIC-Nigeria project in the
implementation of the project.
He said communications and technology, would
play major role in the overall fulfilment of the mandate of the NCDC. “We are
not deploying a back office for communications at the NCDC, we are picking the
best hands possible and we are placing the function at the level it deserves to
be.
The website we are launching today is core to all our activities and we
hope it goes ahead to fulfil our intentions in the Nigerian health space,”
Ihekweazu noted at the launch. The Country Representative of MGIC-Nigeria,
Mrs.
Mercy Nyiang, spoke about the commitment of the institution to working with the
NCDC in implementing activities towards strengthening surveillance in Nigeria.
Technical Assistant to the CEO on Communications, Dr. Lawal Bakare, said
Nigerians can expect a lot from the website.
He highlighted that an integrated
system which allows the NCDC to focus on two communications functions is being
pursued.
“The NCDC hopes to showcase a strong corporate brand and fulfill
NCDC’s responsibility in risk communication. These dual communication goals
require that we focus on the minutiae elements of brand building and
communication for mitigating and responding to disease threats. This website
allows us to deploy web technology for both functions at once,” Lawal noted.
Nigerians can now visit www.ncdc.gov.ng, navigate to know more about their NCDC
and learn how to protect themselves now and in the future. The centre’s social
channels on Twitter (@NCDCgov) and Facebook.com/NCDCgov are active and are
always open for engagement. The Centre’s messenger account, m.me/ncdcgov is
also open especially for journalists’ engagement.
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