From Ebola to COVID-19: emergency preparedness and response plans and actions in Lagos, Nigeria.
Akin AbayomiMobolanle R BalogunMunir BankoleAduragbemi Banke-ThomasBamidele MutiuJohn OlawepoMorakinyo SenjobiOluwakemi OdukoyaLanre AladetuyiChioma EjekamAkinsanya FolarinMadonna EmmanuelFunke AmoduAdesoji OlogunAbosede OlusanyaMoses BakareAbiodun AlabiIsmail Abdus-SalamEniola ErinoshoAbimbola BowaleSunday OmilabuBabatunde SakaAkin OsibogunOlolade WrightJide IdrisFolasade OgunsolaPublished in: Globalization and health (2021)
Using the lessons learned from the 2014 Ebola outbreak, Lagos State had gradually prepared its healthcare system for a pandemic such as COVID-19. The State needs to continue to expand its preparedness to be more resilient and future proof to respond to disease outbreaks. Looking beyond intra-state gains, lessons and identified best practices from the past and present should be shared with other states and countries.