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206,140,000 Population - 2025
Neighbouring Countries
NP
23 - 24 January 2025
AR
14 - 18 October 2024
NP
23 - 27 July 2018
SE
20 - 20 February 2020
SE
15 - 15 February 2020
SE
27 - 28 March 2019
SE
12 - 15 March 2018
Conducted
2022
Strategic Toolkit for Assessing Risks
Diphtheria; 2023 - Nigeria
2023
Lassa Fever; 2023 - Nigeria
2023
Cholera; 2022 - Nigeria
2022
Mpox; 2022 - Nigeria
2022
COVID-19; 2020 - Nigeria
2020
Poliomyelitis, acute paralytic, vaccine-associated; 2018 - Nigeria
2018
Measles; 2017 - Nigeria
2017
Monkeypox; 2017 - Nigeria
2017
Yellow Fever; 2017 - Nigeria
2017
Sequelae of war operations; 2016 - Nigeria
2016
IHR Designated PoE
Ground Crossing
0
Port
1
Airport
3
Completed
2023
AMR Self Assessment
No Data!
MPC
Multisectoral Preparedness Coordination
Universal Health Coverage
Sustainable Development Goals
Development assistance and vaccine coverage
SDG Target 3.b
SDG Target 3.b
Health workforce (Medical doctors per 10000 population)
SDG Target 3.c
SDG Target 3.c
Sanitation and hygiene Total Population using at least basic sanitation services (%)
SDG Target 6.2
SDG Target 6.2
Others
Conducted
2025
NAPHS
Published or revised plans in 2010, 2011, 2012 or 2013
Influenza Plan
C - National AMR action plan developed.
AMR PLAN
Public Health Emergencies Preparedness
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U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) -
PIP Framework -
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) -
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) -
Pandemic Tech -
International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI) -
Resolve to Save Lives
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Prevent, detect and response of monkey-pox
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To establish and strengthen influenza surveillance systems, knowledge and capacities for a timely and appropriate response to pandemic influenza
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Support the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) with the onboarding of human resources supporting COVID-19 activity
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Support the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) COVID-19 sequencing strategy
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To support the UK's New Variant Assessment Platform (NVAP) rollout to Nigeria to enhance the detection and subsequent assessment of SARS-CoV-2 variants
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Support the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to conduct Internal Quality Assessment (IQA) for COVID-19
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To support Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) with the COVID-19 pathogenic genomic sequencing initiative
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Support Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) with the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines across the continent
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To support the UK's New Variant Assessment Platform (NVAP) rollout to African Union Member States, to enhance the detection and subsequent assessment of SARS-CoV-2 variants
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Capacities of NCDC for early response to public health events regarding 5 prioritized infectious diseases1 are enhanced.
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COVID-19 Innovation
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COVID-19 Innovation
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COVID-19 Surveillance and Reporting
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Working with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to produce evidence-based publications in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Working with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), UK Her Majesty's Government (UK HMG) and regional partners to provide technical advice and strategic support to COVID-19 outbreak response activities
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Working with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), UK Her Majesty's Government (UK HMG) and regional partners to provide technical and strategic pre-COVID-19 support
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Support Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to undertake a rapid mortality survey to assess the impacts from COVID-19
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Support Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and partners response to Covid-19
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Support Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to develop and strengthen the Africa CDC Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme
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Support Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to develop monitoring and evaluation of the Partnership to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing: Trace, Test and Track initiative
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Support Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) with the organisation and delivery of the Africa CDC virtual conference 'Africa's Leadership in COVID-19 Vaccine Development and Access'
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Support Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and partners to develop guidance for sero-surveillance surveys
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Support Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and partners to develop and strengthen the African Volunteer Health Corps (AVoHC) for effective public health deployment for COVID-19 response
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To support Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) with the development and implementation of COVID-19 guidance
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"To support Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in strengthening the Public Health Emergency Operation Centres (PH EOC) for effective COVID-19 response across the African Union member states. "
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IANPHI supports capacity building in Nigeria CDC in the areas of surveillance, emergency response, laboratory, information system, and workforce development. Build communication capacity and availability of scientific information within Nigeria CDC; strengthen COVID TWG capacity for manuscript writing through mentorship and increased publications in peer-reviewed journals
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Working with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), UK Her Majesty's Government (UK HMG) and regional partners to provide technical advice and strategic support to COVID-19 outbreak response activities
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Working with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to support their organisational capacity to effectively respond and manage the COVID-19 pandemic
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Working with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), UK Her Majesty's Government (UK HMG) and regional partners to provide technical and strategic pre-COVID-19 support
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COVID-19 Reporting Platform
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To equip cities and countries with the means and tools to review their existing legal framework rapidly, fill existing gaps, and mitigate social and economic impacts of public health measures.
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To disseminate and facilitate the adoption of policy and guidance recommendations to accelerate extension of COVID-19 testing capacity, and to ensure compliance to quality control and quality assurance requirements in doing so.
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To provide governments with effective risk communication strategies, social media monitoring, rumor management and the effective prevention and management of misinformation.
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"Integrated training of healthcare workers; Infection Prevention and Control monitoring and supportive supervision"
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To provide real-time feedback and guidance to governments in Africa about the impact of PHSM on key social and economic indicators.
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To provide fast, flexible funds to help mobilize response teams and procure necessary supplies.
Partner Matching
- Immunization
- Medical Countermeasures
- AFENET
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- BDC
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)
- Coalition for Epidemics Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)
- Ending Pandemics
- EpiAFRIC
- EPPR
- European Union
- French Embassy
- GAVI, The Vaccine Alliance
- International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI)
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
- Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
- Lions Clubs International
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM)
- OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID)
- PIP Framework
- Resolve to Save Lives
- Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
- U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ)
- U.S. Department of State (DoS)
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC)
- World Bank
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)