LAGOS – The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on data sharing and information exchange.
A statement by Nimet, said that the MoU was signed on Tuesday in Abuja at the NCDC headquarters in Abuja.
The statement hinted that the primary goal of the MoU was to create a structured framework for data sharing and collaboration that supports Enhanced Situational Awareness (ESA), particularly for climate-sensitive diseases like cholera and malaria.
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The added that the partnership would also help correlate climate patterns with disease outbreaks, enabling better predictive models and risk assessments.
Commenting on the MoU, Prof. Charles Anosike, the Director General of NiMet, said that the agreement would be for an initial period of four years, with provisions for renewal based on mutual understanding.
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According to Anosike, the MoU was a significant achievement, which was necessary for the two organisations, noting that the changing weather patterns were continuously posing threats and severe challenges on health and well-being.
He maintained that this partnership would ensure that Nimet improves its systems beyond the present status, adding that it would also help it to respond to climate disasters early.
“These are critical components of the early warning system, which is an initiative of the United Nations. It is important that we all make that investment so that we can protect all our citizens from climate disaster,” he added.
Dr. JIde Idris, the Director-General of NCDC, in his remarks, stated that the collaboration with NiMet marked the beginning of the sharing of data, expertise, and resources that would assist NCDC to monitor climatic and disease issues.
He said: “This will help NCDC to improve our ability to prevent and respond to public health threats in Nigeria. This will not only strengthen the collaboration between the NCDC and NiMet but will further benefit the entire Nigeria. We will continue to embark on this journey that will bring prosperity to Nigeria and that will lead to not just a healthier nation but climatic resilient Nigeria.”
Among the expected benefits of the NiMet and NCDC collaboration are improved disease preparedness and response through timely climate and health data, enhanced ability to predict outbreaks based on climate indicators, strengthened institutional capacity for both NiMet and NCDC, benefiting Nigeria’s public health and resilience to climate change impacts.
