SUBNATIONAL JOINT RISK ASSESSMENT TRAINING IN NIGERIA

A three-day Subnational Joint Risk Assessment (JRA) Operationalization Training workshop was held from 26-28 August 2024 in Abuja States, Nigeria, for Ebonyi, Jigawa and Kaduna states.

A total of 51 representatives from subnational and national levels attended the training. Each state was represented by 12 participants from the human, animal, and environment sectors, and 10 national level participants hailed from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Federal Ministry of Environment, and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. Five participants from the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA), World Health Organization (WHO), Breakthrough Action Nigeria (BA-N), and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), also attended.

Using the JRA Operational Tool, participants engaged in group work, exercises, and interactive discussions to learn, share expertise, and develop actionable next steps for the management of Monkey pox, Yellow fever, and Rabies, which can also be applied to other zoonotic diseases.