25/10/2018
NSTOP Nigeria
Published by Nstop Nigeria · 29 September at 18:20 ·
The 3rd NFELTP/NCDC annual scientific conference was held from September 4-6, 2018 with the theme “Strengthening Health Security through Field Epidemiology”. The Honorable Minster for Health, ably represented by the Minister of state for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, declared open the event. While declaring the conference open, he enjoined all to prudently contribute in building a strong health system in Nigeria that can respond to diseases and outbreaks within the shortest possible time. Epidemiologists are our “corp soldiers” who have been an integral part of our outbreaks and have even supported other African countries.
The conference had 199 presentations from various sub-themes.Twenty-two (22) awards were presented to outstanding presenters in the different categories.