The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has launched a course on Infection
Prevention and Control (IPC), in the context of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This online
course is available to the general public but targeted at health care workers, to reduce
the risk of transmission of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases while administering
health care in Nigeria.
As at 03 July 2020, a total of 27,564 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 628 deaths have
been recorded by NCDC. Additionally, as at 02 June 2020, about 812 health care workers
have been infected in-country with over 230,000 infected globally.
The national strategy in response to COVID-19 has been multifaceted. In the absence of a vaccine or cure, compliance with IPC measures remains one of the most effective
interventions to control the ongoing outbreak.
The NCDC has made efforts to rapidly strengthen the capacity of frontline healthcare
workers in infection prevention and control wherever health care is provided. Since the
first case in Nigeria was confirmed in February, NCDC has supported the training of about
17,436 health workers in IPC and works in collaboration with the Departments of Hospital
Services and Food and Drugs of the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), to ensure that
health workers are provided with the required personal protective equipment (PPE) to
reduce the risk of health workers’ infection.
To ensure that IPC training, knowledge and information is easily accessible to all who need
it, the Infection Prevention and Control Unit of the NCDC, with technical assistance from
eHealth Africa, has developed a COVID-19 IPC online course. The course features modules
on standard and transmission-based precautions, use of personal protective equipment
(PPE) and other essential aspects of infection control in healthcare. A certificate of
participation will also be awarded at the end of the course by NCDC.
The online course is also designed to document vital information to monitor IPC
compliance across health facilities at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels, both in
public, private and faith-based facilities in Nigeria. Infection prevention and control
measures cuts across all other components of the COVID-19 response in Nigeria and is
critical for strengthening national health security.
Registration for the free online course on infection prevention and control can be done
using the link here- https://elearning.ncdc.gov.ng/courses/infection-prevention-and-
control-for-covid-19/. The NCDC, under the guidance of the Federal Ministry of Health and her other agencies,
remains strongly committed to protect the health of Nigerians. We urge the public to
remain aware of the risks of COVID-19 and to adhere to the preventive measures advised
by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and the Federal Ministry of Health.
Visit covid19.ncdc.gov.ng for real-time updates and guidelines on the COVID-19 outbreak.
About the NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control is the country’s national public health institute,
with the mandate to lead the preparedness, detection and response to infectious disease
outbreaks and public health emergencies. The Bill for an Act to establish NCDC was signed
into law in November 2018, by President Muhammadu Buhari. The mission for the NCDC
(2017-2021) is ‘To protect the health of Nigerians through evidence-based prevention,
integrated disease surveillance and response activities, using a one health approach,
guided by research and led by a skilled workforce’.
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